Diesel inches up slightly, stays below $4 at $3.989
The Trucker Staff
3/24/2008
After shooting up by double-digits five weeks in a row, the diesel average increased 1.5 cents this week to $3.989, which was up a whopping $1.313 from the same week one year ago, according to the Energy Information Administration.
The price of $3.989 is a Weekly Retail On-Highway Diesel price and while this average stayed below $4, prices around the country have been reported above this amount. Even the weekly average in several areas was over the $4 mark: East Coast ($4.045); New England ($4.142); Central Atlantic ($4.186), and West Coast ($4.056).
The comparisons may be noted in the chart below.
|
Weekly Retail On-Highway Diesel Prices - Average All Types
(Dollars per gallon, including all taxes) |
|
Region |
03/10/08 |
03/17/08 |
03/24/08 |
Change from
week ago |
Change from
year ago |
| U.S. |
3.819 |
3.974 |
3.989 |
0.015 |
1.313 |
| East Coast |
3.870 |
4.035 |
4.045 |
0.010 |
1.388 |
| New England |
3.938 |
4.119 |
4.142 |
0.023 |
1.429 |
| Central Atlantic |
3.989 |
4.177 |
4.186 |
0.009 |
1.475 |
| Lower Atlantic |
3.814 |
3.967 |
3.975 |
0.008 |
1.345 |
| Midwest |
3.784 |
3.958 |
3.964 |
0.006 |
1.309 |
| Gulf Coast |
3.798 |
3.914 |
3.928 |
0.014 |
1.285 |
| Rocky Mountain |
3.732 |
3.892 |
3.953 |
0.061 |
1.173 |
| West Coast |
3.885 |
4.018 |
4.056 |
0.038 |
1.253 |
|
| California |
3.955 |
4.083 |
4.119 |
0.036 |
1.250 |
