The average U.S. retail pump price for diesel was down 1.1 cents in the July 6 report, to $2.832 per gallon. That’s about $1.08 per gallon cheaper than this time last year, and about 30 cents less than the first week of January.
Diesel prices were up by fractions of a penny in a couple of regions: The Rocky Mountain saw a 0.9 cent increase to $2.785, while the price was up 0.1 cent in California to $3.142, the highest price in the lower 48 states.
The Central Atlantic and New England are also still reporting diesel above the $3 mark, at $3.073 (down 2.1 cents) and $3.06 (down 1.1 cent), respectively.
The price of a gallon of diesel dipped 1.8 cent the Gulf Coast to $2.712, the lowest diesel price average in the country. The Midwest region is close behind at $2.724, a 0.7 cent decrease.
