The average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel went down three-tenths of a cent to $2.912 per gallon for the week ending Monday, Nov. 20. This marks the first decrease after five consecutive weeks of increases.
Diesel prices went down in six of 10 regions in the United States, according to the Energy Information Administration. The largest average decrease was in the West Coast less California region, where prices at the pump went down 1.3 cents per gallon. Prices went up 3.7 cents in the Central Atlantic region, the largest increase in the nation.
Following are the average prices by region as reported by the EIA:
โข U.S. โ $2.912, down three-tenths of a cent
โข East Coast โ $2.896, up 1.2 cents
โข New England โ $2.862, up 1.2 cents
โข Central Atlantic โ $3.055, up 3.7 cents
โข Lower Atlantic โ $2.789, down six-tenths of a cent
โข Midwest โ $2.873, down 1.1 cents
โข Gulf Coast โ $2.689, down eight-tenths of a cent
โข Rocky Mountain โ $3.003, up 1.1 cents
โข West Coast โ $3.378, down 1.2 cents
โข West Coast less California โ $3.107, down 1.3 cents
โข California โ $3.599, down 1.1 cents
