The average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel went down 1.6 cents to $2.786 per gallon for the week ending Monday, Sept. 18. This marks the first decrease after three weeks of increases.
Diesel price averages went up in six of 10 regions in the U.S., according to the Energy Information Administration. The largest average decrease was in the Gulf Coast region, where prices at the pump went down by 3.2 cents per gallon. Prices went up four-tenths of a cent in the New England region, the largest increase in the nation.
Following are the average prices by region as reported by the EIA:
โข U.S. โ $2.786, down 1.6 cents
โข East Coast โ $2.814, down 1.5 cents
โข New England โ $2.765, up four-tenths of a cent
โข Central Atlantic โ $2.919, down three-tenths of a cent
โข Lower Atlantic โ $2.749, down 2.7 cents
โข Midwest โ $2.743, down 1.0 cent
โข Gulf Coast โ $2.615, down 3.2 cents
โข Rocky Mountain โ $2.813, down 1.4 cents
โข West Coast โ $3.103, up one-tenths of a cent
โข West Coast less California โ $3.009, up two-tenths of a cent
โข California โ $3.179, unchanged