Diesel Falls 4.1¢ to $4.006 a Gallon
Diesel fell for a fourth consecutive week, matching its 4.1-cent decline of a week ago in falling to $4.006 a gallon, while gasoline dipped, the Department of Energy said Monday.
Gasoline fell 1.6 cents to $3.68 a gallon, also the fourth straight decline, DOE said following its weekly survey of filling stations.
Trucking’s main fuel has dropped 15.3 cents in the past month, after rising 26.5 cents in six prior gains.
Diesel is now 14.1 cents below the same week last year, while gas is 23.8 cents less than a year ago, DOE records showed.
Diesel dropped 6.1 cents on the West Coast — the biggest regional decline — although that area posted the highest regional price, at $4.101 per gallon.
The East Coast’s New England sub-region had the highest price overall, at $4.171, while the Rocky Mountain and Gulf Coast regions tied for the lowest, at $3.935.
Each week, DOE surveys about 350 diesel filling stations to compile a national snapshot average price.
