National diesel average falls 1.2-cents, to $4.282 per gallon, reports EIA

The national average price per gallon of diesel gasoline saw another decline, for the week of February 6, according to data issued this week by the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA).

The national average fell 1.2 cents, to $4.282, following an 8.2-cent decline, to $4.294, for the week of February 27 and another 8.2-cent decrease, to $4.376, for the week of February 20, and a 9.5-cent decrease to, $4.444 per gallon, for the week of February 13. Those declines were preceded by a 1.8-cent increase, to $4.622 per gallon, for the week of January 30 and an 8.0-cent increase, to $4.604, for the week of January 23, with a 2.5-cent decline, to $4.524, for the week of January 16.  

The national average has fallen a cumulative $1.139 cents going back to the week of November 14, seeing decreases in 13 weeks over that 17-week period.

Compared to the same week a year ago, this week’s diesel average is down $56.7 cents. WTI crude oil is currently trading at $80.23 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.