Diesel average tops $4 for first time
Diesel sets another record high with 10.4 cent jump.
The Trucker Staff
4/14/2008
For the first time ever, the average cost per gallon for diesel topped $4. The price on April 14 was $4.059, according to information provided by the Energy Information Administration.
The price per gallon was up $1.182 from one year ago the same week. And every region was over $4.00 on April 14, with all regions increasing for the week. The most expensive region was the Central Atlantic where the price was $4.266 per gallon.
For a breakdown by region, and for the last three weeks, see chart below.
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Weekly Retail On-Highway Diesel Prices - Average All Types
(Dollars per gallon, including all taxes) |
|
Region |
03/31/08 |
04/07/08 |
04/14/08 |
Change from
week ago |
Change from
year ago |
| U.S. |
3.964 |
3.955 |
4.059 |
0.104 |
1.182 |
| East Coast |
4.014 |
4.005 |
4.117 |
0.112 |
1.255 |
| New England |
4.130 |
4.121 |
4.239 |
0.118 |
1.368 |
| Central Atlantic |
4.160 |
4.142 |
4.266 |
0.124 |
1.381 |
| Lower Atlantic |
3.941 |
3.936 |
4.043 |
0.107 |
1.191 |
| Midwest |
3.929 |
3.917 |
4.013 |
0.096 |
1.149 |
| Gulf Coast |
3.907 |
3.894 |
4.000 |
0.106 |
1.151 |
| Rocky Mountain |
3.972 |
3.974 |
4.039 |
0.065 |
1.058 |
| West Coast |
4.049 |
4.052 |
4.176 |
0.124 |
1.220 |
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| California |
4.112 |
4.118 |
4.234 |
0.116 |
1.219 |