Diesel down a few cents to $4.149
Diesel prices as of today are up $1.357 from the same week one year ago.
The Trucker Staff
5/5/2008
The average price of a gallon of diesel in the United States dropped 2.8 cents this week to $4.149, according to the weekly retail on-highway diesel prices issued by the Energy Information Administration.
The price was up $1.357 from one year ago the same week. Every region showed a drop as of today, except the Rocky Mountain region which saw an increase of 1.5 cents to $4.156. California rang in at $4.382, down 0.8 cents from last week.
The most expensive area other than California was the Central Atlantic region at $4.345 down 3.1 cents from last week. And the best place to fill up appeared to be the Gulf Coast region at $4.084, down 2.9 cents from last week.
For a three week comparison of prices see the chart below.
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Weekly Retail On-Highway Diesel Prices - Average All Types
(Dollars per gallon, including all taxes) |
|
Region |
04/21/08 |
04/28/08 |
05/05/08 |
Change from
week ago |
Change from
year ago |
| U.S. |
4.143 |
4.177 |
4.149 |
-0.028 |
1.357 |
| East Coast |
4.207 |
4.230 |
4.194 |
-0.036 |
1.413 |
| New England |
4.346 |
4.346 |
4.337 |
-0.009 |
1.463 |
| Central Atlantic |
4.370 |
4.376 |
4.345 |
-0.031 |
1.478 |
| Lower Atlantic |
4.126 |
4.157 |
4.117 |
-0.040 |
1.382 |
| Midwest |
4.098 |
4.133 |
4.101 |
-0.032 |
1.347 |
| Gulf Coast |
4.077 |
4.113 |
4.084 |
-0.029 |
1.340 |
| Rocky Mountain |
4.111 |
4.141 |
4.156 |
0.015 |
1.161 |
| West Coast |
4.255 |
4.312 |
4.303 |
-0.009 |
1.368 |
|
| California |
4.317 |
4.390 |
4.382 |
-0.008 |
1.408 |
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