Diesel increases slightly after four weeks of falling prices
The average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel went up seven-tenths of a cent to $2.472 per gallon for the week ending Monday, July 3. This marks the first increase after a month of decreases.
Diesel price averages went down in nine of 10 regions in the U.S., according to the Energy Information Administration. The largest average increase was in the Midwest region, where prices at the pump went up by 1.7 cents per gallon. Prices decreased by seven-tenths of a cent in the Rocky Mountain region, the only decrease in the nation.
Following are the average prices by region as reported by the EIA:
โข U.S. โ $2.472, up seven-tenths of a cent
โข East Coast โ $2.522, up six-tenths of a cent
โข New England โ $2.578, up one-tenth of a cent
โข Central Atlantic โ $2.671, up one-tenth of a cent
โข Lower Atlantic โ $2.407, up 1.1 cents
โข Midwest โ $2.403, up 1.7 cents
โข Gulf Coast โ $2.307, up two-tenths of a cent
โข Rocky Mountain โ $2.585, down seven-tenths of a cent
โข West Coast โ $2.759, up two-tenths of a cent
โข West Coast less California โ $2.628, up two-tenths of a cent
โข California โ $2.866, up three-tenths of a cent
