Diesel up not quite a penny to $3.856, national average

New England had the highest regional price at $4.101, though the state premium in California brought the average cost of a gallon of diesel there to $4.128.

The Trucker Staff

2/6/2012

WASHINGTON — The average price for a gallon of diesel has risen again, although the increase over the past two weeks still doesn’t add up to a penny.

Officially, the nationwide retail on-highway price for a gallon of diesel was $3.856, up six-tenths of one cent for the week, according to the Feb. 6 report by the Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy.

The Central Atlantic region saw the biggest increase, up 1.3 cents, while the Lower Atlantic saw diesel drop just a bit, down 0.2 cents.

New England had the highest regional price at $4.101, though the state premium in California brought the average cost of a gallon of diesel there to $4.128.

The Midwest had the lowest average price, $3.751.

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Diesel prices nationally are up 34.3 cents a gallon from a year ago.

For a complete list of the last three weeks by region, click here.

Kevin Jones of The Trucker staff can be reached for comment at kevinj@thetrucker.com.

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