The price of diesel has now fallen every week since the week ended March 17, down 6.2 cents in that period. The price decline comes nearly on the heels of a string of consecutive upswings, in which the price of diesel grew 14.4 cents in 5 weeks.
The price of diesel is slightly lower than the same week in 2013, down 1.8 cents.
ProMiles’ Fuel Surcharge Index reported this week a 1.4-cent drop, bringing its reported national average to $3.90 a gallon, down 2.9 cents from the same week in 2013.
According to the EIA, average prices also dropped in all regions in the U.S., led by a 3.6-cent drop in the Central Atlantic region and a 2-cent drop in the Rocky Mountain region.
The New England region still has the country’s most expensive diesel, $4.24 a gallon, followed by the Central Atlantic’s $4.205 and California’s $4.056.
The Gulf Coast region has the nation’s cheapest diesel, $3.793, followed by the West Coast less California region’s $3.894.