Diesel Rises for First Time in Six Weeks, Rising 7.6¢ to $2.832
Diesel’s national average price rose for the first time in six weeks, gaining 7.6 cents to $2.832 a gallon, the Department of Energy said.
Gasoline also rose for the first time following five declines, gaining 4.7 cents to $2.655, DOE said following its weekly survey of filling stations Monday.
Diesel’s upturn followed five weeks of declines totaling 12.3 cents, while gas fell 14.3 cents over that time.
Trucking’s main fuel is now 70.2 cents above the same week last year, while gas is 74.6 cents higher than a year ago, according to DOE.
Oil prices rose to a five-week high over $79 last week and finished Monday’s trading day on the New York Mercantile Exchange at $80.16 a barrel, Bloomberg reported.
That was up 35 cents from Friday and marked the first time crude has closed over $80 a barrel since Jan. 12, Bloomberg said.
Each week, DOE surveys about 350 diesel filling stations to compile a national snapshot average price.
