Diesel prices decrease across the U.S.

July 23, 2018

Land Line Staff

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The average cost for a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide on Monday dropped almost 2 cents compared to a week previous, according to the Energy Information Administration.

On Monday, July 26, the EIA reported the U.S. average price per gallon of diesel cost $3.22.

The average price for diesel fuel dropped in every region reported by the EIA, ranging from a small fraction of a penny to as much as 2.9 cents in the Midwest.

The price is 71.3 cents higher than a year ago.

Following are the average prices by region as reported by the EIA for Monday:

  • U.S. – $3.22, down 1.9 cents
  • East Coast – $3.217, down 1.9 cents
  • New England – $3.269, down 1.4 cents
  • Central Atlantic – $3.389, down 1.6 cents
  • Midwest – $3.142, down 2.9 cents
  • Gulf Coast – $2.993, down 1.1 cents
  • Rocky Mountain – $3.369, down one-tenth of a cent
  • West Coast – $3.718, down 2.3 cents
  • West Coast less California – $3.436, down 2 cents
  • California – $3.943, down 2.5 cents

ProMiles reports national average retail price for diesel on Monday being 2.5 cents lower than the week previous. Average diesel prices decreased by more than a penny in every region and as much as 4.6 cents on the West Coast.

ProMiles, the software company that maintains the websites ProMiles.com and TruckMiles.com, offers its own weekly fuel price information. The company’s fuel price data are presented in the same format used by the EIA in the agency’s weekly reports. The prices include a national average as well as regional averages, and comparisons to the previous week and the previous year.

A key difference between the EIA and ProMiles reporting is the type and number of fueling stations the company surveys in order to calculate its averages. While EIA surveys 400 truck stops and convenience stores nationwide, ProMiles uses its direct feed from thousands of truck stops to develop its averages.

Following are the average prices by region as reported by the ProMiles.com:

  • U.S. – $3.152, down 2.5 cents
  • East Coast – $3.214, down 2.3 cents
  • New England – $3.256, down 2.3 cents
  • Central Atlantic – $3.427, down 3.2 cents
  • Lower Atlantic – $3.104, down 2.5 cents
  • Midwest – $3.115, down 3 cents
  • Gulf Coast – $3.009, down 1.9 cents
  • Rocky Mountain – $3.37, down 1.3 cents
  • West Coast – $3.574, down 4.6 cents
  • West Coast less California, $3.413, down 2.5 cents
  • California, $3.916, down 4.6 cents.

AAA reports a national average price per gallon for diesel fuel at $3.156 for Monday, July 23.

A week previous, the price was $3.159.

A month previous, AAA reported $3.172 per gallon and a year ago $2.453 per gallon.

The highest recorded average price for diesel was $4.845 per gallon on July 17, 2008, according to AAA.