National diesel average sees an increase, reports EIA


The Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported this week that the national average price per gallon of diesel gasoline, headed up.

With a 0.004-cent increase, this week’s average came in at $3.051 per gallon, following declines of 1.9-cents and 0.015-cents, respectively, over the previous two weeks.

From the week of July 8 through the week of September 9, a seven-week span, the national diesel average fell a cumulative 8.4 cents. And since the week of September 16, when the average was at $2.987, through this week’s $3.051 average, there has been a cumulative gain of 0.064-cents.

On an annual basis, this week’s average is down 34.3 cents.

West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil is currently trading at $53.04 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.


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