On-highway diesel prices soar to $4.497
Diesel prices were almost to $4.50 on May 19 for a U.S. average cost per gallon.
The Trucker Staff
5/19/2008
The weekly retail on-highway diesel price U.S. average on May 19 was up 16.6 cents to $4.497, up $1.694 from the same week one year ago.
Every region showed an increase of at least 14 cents, with California jumping 19 cents a gallon to $4.737, higher than any region.
The Central Atlantic region topped the chart with a price of $4.682, jumping 16.6, just like the U.S. average.
The lease expensive region for the week was the Rocky Mountain region at $4.442, just below the Gulf Coast at $4.443.
For a three week comparison and breakdown by region, see chart below.
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Weekly Retail On-Highway Diesel Prices - Average All Types
(Dollars per gallon, including all taxes) |
|
Region |
05/05/08 |
05/12/08 |
05/19/08 |
Change from
week ago |
Change from
year ago |
| U.S. |
4.149 |
4.331 |
4.497 |
0.166 |
1.694 |
| East Coast |
4.194 |
4.377 |
4.544 |
0.167 |
1.746 |
| New England |
4.337 |
4.463 |
4.610 |
0.147 |
1.726 |
| Central Atlantic |
4.345 |
4.516 |
4.682 |
0.166 |
1.809 |
| Lower Atlantic |
4.117 |
4.310 |
4.480 |
0.170 |
1.722 |
| Midwest |
4.101 |
4.298 |
4.463 |
0.165 |
1.690 |
| Gulf Coast |
4.084 |
4.268 |
4.443 |
0.175 |
1.696 |
| Rocky Mountain |
4.156 |
4.276 |
4.442 |
0.166 |
1.449 |
| West Coast |
4.303 |
4.454 |
4.610 |
0.156 |
1.689 |
|
| California |
4.382 |
4.547 |
4.737 |
0.190 |
1.782 |