The average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel went down 1.2 cents to $2.91 per gallon for the week ending Monday, Dec. 11. This marks the second consecutive decrease after a short-lived increase two weeks ago.
Diesel prices went down in nine of 10 regions in the United States, according to the Energy Information Administration. The largest average decrease was in the California region, where prices at the pump went down 3.4 cents per gallon. Prices went up three-tenths of a cent in the New England region, the only increase in the nation.
Following are the average prices by region as reported by the EIA:
โข U.S. โ $2.91, down 1.2 cents
โข East Coast โ $2.901, down three-tenths of a cent
โข New England โ $2.90, up three-tenths of a cent
โข Central Atlantic โ $3.06, down two-tenths of a cent
โข Lower Atlantic โ $2.788, down six-tenths of a cent
โข Midwest โ $2.863, down 1.4 cents
โข Gulf Coast โ $2.705, down eight-tenths of a cent
โข Rocky Mountain โ $2.991, down 2.8 cents
โข West Coast โ $3.344, down 2.9 cents
โข West Coast less California โ $3.072, down 3.4 cents
โข California โ $3.56, down 2.5 cents
