The average price for a gallon of diesel fuel across the U.S. again has gone up, according to the federal Energy Information Administration.
According the April 29 report from EIA, the U.S. national average price for diesel fuel went up 2.2 cents to $3.169 per gallon. This is the fourth consecutive week of increases.
The average price for diesel in the U.S. started out the month at $3.078 on April 1.
Increases were reported in every region. The largest increase was in the Rocky Mountain region, where the average price for a gallon of diesel fuel went up 4 cents. Only the Gulf Coast region average stayed below $3 per gallon.
Following are the average prices for diesel fuel by region as reported by the EIA for Monday:
- U.S. – $3.169, up 2.2 cents.
- East Coast – $3.194, up 2 cents.
- New England – $3.236, up 1.9 cents.
- Central Atlantic – $3.385, up 1.5 cents.
- Lower Atlantic – $3.057, up 2.4 cents.
- Midwest – $3.058, up 1.6 cents.
- Gulf Coast – $2.939, up 2.2 cents.
- Rocky Mountain – $3.183, up 4 cents.
- West Coast – $3.73, up 3.4 cents.
- West Coast without California – $3.346, up 3.7 cents.
- California – $4.035, up 32 cents.
