On Monday, April 16, the Energy Information Administration reported the average prices for a gallon of diesel fuel across the U.S. was $3.104. For the two weeks previous the average price was parked at $3.04 per gallon.
While increases were recorded for all regions, drivers in West Coast states other than California paid a dime more per gallon, the biggest increase in the U.S., according to the EIA.
Following are the average prices by region as reported by the EIA for Monday:
- U.S. – $3.104, up 6.1 cents
- East Coast – $3.116, up 5 cents
- New England – $3.149, up 3.3 cents
- Central Atlantic – $3.275, up 4.3 cents
- Lower Atlantic – $2.998, up 5.9 cents
- Midwest – $3.016, up 5.9 cents
- Gulf Coast – $2.91, up 6.6 cents
- Rocky Mountain – $3.137, up 5.1 cents
- West Coast – $3.583, up 8.3 cents
- West Coast less California – $3.326, up 10 cents
- California – $3.787, up 7 cents.
