Diesel Down for Third Week

The EIA Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update reported the national average diesel fuel price dropped two cents from last week to $3.85 per gallon. However this is seven cents higher than the same time last year.

Prices fell in all regions of the nation. The Gulf Coast, East Coast, Midwest and West Coast prices all declined by two cents from last week. The average price per gallon of diesel fuel on the Gulf Coast dropped to $3.75, and the East Coast average price is now $3.84 per gallon. The two-cent decline brought the Midwest average price down to $3.88 per gallon, and the West Coast to $3.95 per gallon. The Rocky Mountain price went down less than a penny to remain at $3.87 per gallon.