Diesel Falls 2.1 Cents to $2.455; Gasoline Drops Again
he average U.S. price of retail diesel fuel fell 2.1 cents to $2.455 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.
Meanwhile the average price of regular self-serve gasoline fell 4.4 cents to $2.24, DOE said following its weekly survey of filling stations.
The diesel price was the second decline in a row following three increases, according to DOE figures. In eight weeks this year, diesel has dropped in four and risen in four weeks.
Gasoline’s price is 33.5 cents higher than this time last year.
iesel prices fell in all five major regions, led by a 2.7-cent decline in the West Coast region, to $2.594, the highest regional average.
California, which DOE breaks out separately from its regions, saw its price fall 3.5 cents to $2.674.
The Midwest region had the lowest price, dropping 2.1 cents to $2.398.
Each week, DOE surveys 350 diesel filling stations to compile a national snapshot average price.
