The average cost for a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide on Monday was less than a penny more compared to a week previous, according to the Energy Information Administration.
On Monday, July 30, the EIA reported the U.S. average price per gallon of diesel cost $3.226.
In only one region did the average price per gallon decrease, down four-fifths of a cent in Rocky Mountain states.
Only in the Midwest did the average price go up more than a penny, according to the EIA.
The average price per gallon for diesel fuel is 69.5 cents higher than a year ago.
Following are the average prices by region as reported by the EIA for Monday:
- U.S. โ $3.226, up three-fifths of a cent
- East Coast โ $3.223, up three-fifths of a cent
- New England โ $3.274, up a half of a cent
- Lower Atlantic โ $3.096, up nine-tenths of a cent
- Central Atlantic โ $3.39, up one-tenth of a cent
- Midwest โ $3.156, up 1.4 cents
- Gulf Coast โ $2.997, up two-fifths of a cent
- Rocky Mountain โ $3.361, down four-fifths of a cent
- West Coast โ $3.72, up one-fifth of a cent
- West Coast less California โ $3.437, up one-tenth of a cent
- California โ $3.945, up one-fifth of a cent.
