EIA: US Diesel Prices Slip 4.3cts on Week

DAVENPORT, FL (DTN) — The national average price for retail diesel fuel declined by 4.3cts as of Monday (10/6), following two consecutive weeks of modest gains, with declines seen across all U.S. regions, according to the latest data from the Energy Information Administration.

The national average for retail diesel fuel declined by 4.3cts to $3.711 gallon. That was still 12.7cts above the price from the same week last year.

Gulf Coast PADD 3 posted the largest regional drop, down by 4.9cts to $3.364 gallon from last week, and up 9.8cts year-on-year.

East Coast PADD 1 average diesel prices eased by 1.5cts to $3.735 gallon as of October 6, priced 17.2cts higher compared to last year. New England PADD 1A dipped by 0.4cts to $3.958 gallon during the same period, Central Atlantic PADD 1B fell by 1.6cts to $3.886 gallon, and Lower Atlantic PADD 1C decreased by 1.7cts to $3.656 gallon.

Midwest PADD 2 saw a weekly decline of 6.1cts to $3.670 gallon as of October 6, up 8.3cts year-on-year.

West Coast PADD 5 diesel prices slipped by 3.3cts to $4.499 gallon, standing 23.8cts above the same period last year. West Coast less California dropped by 5.3cts to $4.090 gallon, up by 24.9cts from last year, while California fell slightly by 1ct to $4.971 gallon, 22.9cts higher compared to last year.

Rocky Mountain PADD 4 prices fell by 6.1cts to $3.671 gallon, up by 5.1cts from the same week last year.