ย The average price for a gallon of diesel fuel across the U.S. is down only slightly from a week ago, according to the federal Energy Information Administration.
Though down a fifth of a cent from a week ago, according to the EIAโs Monday, April 1, report, the price is 3.6 cents higher than a year ago.
The largest regional average price increase was in the Rocky Mountain region. The 3.3-cent increase recorded Monday offsets the 3-cent decrease recorded a week ago.
Following are the average prices by region as reported by the EIA for Monday:
- U.S. โ $3.078, down one-fifth of a cent.
- East Coast โ $3.127, down a half cent.
- New England โ $3.196, up 1.8 cents.
- Central Atlantic โ $3.309, down one-tenth of a cent.
- Lower Atlantic โ $2.9915, down two-fifths of a cent.
- Midwest โ $2.984, down nine-tenths of a cent.
- Gulf Coast โ $2.872, down two-fifths of a cent.
- Rocky Mountain โ $3.007, up 3.3 cents.
- West Coast โ $3.541, up 1.5 cents.
- West Coast without California โ $3.153, down three-tenths of a cent.
- California โ $3.849, up 3 cents.
