Diesel Prices back down slightly
The average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel went down seven-tenths of a cent to $2.564 per gallon for the week ending Monday, June 5. This marks the first decrease after a short-lived, one-week increase.
Diesel price averages went down in 8 of 10 regions in the U.S., according to the Energy Information Administration. The largest average decrease was in the Lower Atlantic region, where prices at the pump went down by 1.5 cents per gallon. Prices increased by three-tenths of a cent in the Rocky Mountain region, the largest increase in the nation.
Following are the average prices by region as reported by the EIA:
โข U.S. โ $2.564, down seven-tenths of a cent
โข East Coast โ $2.599, down nine-tenths of a cent
โข New England โ $2.624, up two-tenths of a cent
โข Central Atlantic โ $2.744,ย down seven-tenths of a cent
โข Lower Atlantic โ $2.49, down 1.5 cents
โข Midwest โ $2.505, down seven-tenths of a cent
โข Gulf Coast โ $2.417, down six-tenths of a cent
โข Rocky Mountain โ $2.664, up three-tenths of a cent
โข West Coast โ $2.836, down seven-tenths of a cent
โข West Coast less California โ $2.724, down 1.1 cents
โข California โ $2.927, down four-tenths of a cent
