Diesel national average up one cent
The average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel went up a penny to $2.491 per gallon for the week ending Monday, July 17. This marks the third consecutive increase after a month of decreases.
Diesel price averages went up in seven 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 five-tenths of a cent in the New England region, the largest decrease in the nation.
Following are the average prices by region as reported by the EIA:
โข U.S. โ $2.491, up 1 cent
โข East Coast โ $2.532, up nine-tenths of a cent
โข New England โ $2.573, down five-tenths of a cent
โข Central Atlantic โ $2.678, up six-tenths of a cent
โข Lower Atlantic โ $2.420, up 1.3 cents
โข Midwest โ $2.438, up 1.7 cents
โข Gulf Coast โ $2.324, up 1.3 cents
โข Rocky Mountain โ $2.587, up three-tenths of a cent
โข West Coast โ $2.771, unchanged
โข West Coast less California โ $2.656, up three-tenths of a cent
โข California โ $2.865, down two-tenths of a cent
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