The average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel went up 3.2 cents to $2.571 per gallon for the week ending Monday, May 29. This marks the first increase after five straight weeks of decreases and highest prices since May 1 when diesel was $2.583.
Diesel price averages went up in 9 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 4.4 cents per gallon. Prices decreased by four-tenths of a cent in the New England region, the only decrease in the nation.
Following are the average prices by region as reported by the EIA:
โข U.S. โ $2.571, up 3.2 cents
โข East Coast โ $2.608, up 2 cents
โข New England โ $2.622, down four-tenths of a cent
โข Central Atlantic โ $2.751, up 1.8 cents
โข Lower Atlantic โ $2.505, up 2.6 cents
โข Midwest โ $2.512, up 4.4 cents
โข Gulf Coast โ $2.423, up 3.9 cents
โข Rocky Mountain โ $2.661, up 3.2 cents
โข West Coast โ $2.843, up 1.5 cents
โข West Coast less California โ $2.735, up 1 cent
โข California โ $2.931, up 1.9 cents
