The average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel remained stable at $2.426 per gallon for the week ending Monday, June 27. This comes the week after the first decrease after 10 consecutive weeks of increases.
Diesel price averages went down in five of 10 regions in the U.S., according to the Energy Information Administration. The largest average decrease was in the Gulf Coast region, where prices at the pump fell by 1.1 cents per gallon. Prices were up 1.7 cents in the California region, the largest increase in the nation.
Following are the average prices by region as reported by the EIA:
U.S. – $2.426, unchanged
East Coast – $2.442, down 1/10 of a cent
New England – $2.491, down 3/10 of a cent
Central Atlantic – $2.535, down 7/10 of a cent
Lower Atlantic – $2.361, up 3/10 of a cent
Midwest – $2.389, up 3/10 of a cent
Gulf Coast – $2.285, down 1.1 cents
Rocky Mountain – $2.429, up 1.6 cents
West Coast – $2.713, up 7/10 of a cent
West Coast less California – $2.600, down 6/10 of a cent
California – $2.803, up 1.7 cents