Diesel price averages went up in nine of 10 regions in the U.S., according to the Energy Information Administration. The largest average increase was in the California region, where prices at the pump went up by 3.4 cents per gallon. Prices went down one-tenth of a cent in the Midwest region, the only decrease in the nation.
Following are the average prices by region as reported by the EIA:
• U.S. – $2.605, up nine-tenths of a cent
• East Coast – $2.623, up six-tenths of a cent
• New England – $2.618, up two-tenths of a cent
• Central Atlantic – $2.758, up two-tenths of a cent
• Lower Atlantic – $2.528, up nine-tenths of a cent
• Midwest – $2.566, down one-tenth of a cent
• Gulf Coast – $2.428, up 2 cents
• Rocky Mountain – $2.717, up three-tenths of a cent
• West Coast – $2.91, up 2.7 cents
• West Coast less California – $2.806, up 2 cents
• California – $2.995, up 3.4 cents
