Following declines in eight of the last nine weeks, the national average price per gallon of diesel gasoline headed up, for the week of November 9, according to data issued this week by the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA).
With a 1.1-cent gain, the national average price per gallon came in at $2.383. This came after a 0.013-cent decline, to $2.372 per gallon, for the week of November 2 and a 0.003-cent decline, for the week of October 26, which came in at $2.385 per gallon and a 0.007-cent decline, to $2.388 per gallon, for the week of October 19.
The national average has been below the $3 per gallon mark since the week of February 2, when it posted an average of $2.956.
On an annual basis, this week’s national average is down 69.0 cents, matching the week of November 2 and above the previous three weeks, at 67.9 cents, 66.2 cents, and 65.6 cents, respectively.
West Texas Intermediate Crude is currently trading at $40.89 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.