Diesel fuel prices continue on the downward spiral
The average price per gallon for diesel fuel reported weekly on Mondays has dropped every week since Oct. 15.
Once again, the federal Energy Information Administration on Monday reported the average price for a gallon of diesel dropped, this time by 4.6 cents. Last Monday, the average price across the U.S. had dropped a nickel from the week before. This is the eighth week of decreases.
The price is 25.1 cents higher than one year ago Monday.
Following are the average prices by region as reported by the EIA for Monday:
- U.S. – $3.161, down 4.6 cents.
- East Coast – $3.194, down 3.5 cents.
- New England – $3.295, down 1.5 cents.
- Central Atlantic – $3.368, down 2.6 cents.
- Lower Atlantic – $3.053, down 4.5 cents.
- Midwest – $3.066, down 5.1 cents.
- Gulf Coast – $2.934, down 5.5 cents.
- Rocky Mountain – $3.239, down 5.2 cents.
- West Coast – $3.6652, down 4.2 cents.
- West Coast without California – $3.357, down 4.9 cents.
- California – $3.887, down 3.5 cents.
