The national average price of diesel dropped 3.1 cents to $5.084 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data on Sept. 5.
Highlights
- The price drop comes one week after a 20.6-cent surge pushed diesel to $5.115 a gallon.
- A gallon of diesel costs $1.711 more on average than it did at this time in 2021.
- The average price fell in all 10 regions surveyed by EIA, ranging from a high of 4.2 cents in the Lower Atlantic to just one-tenth of a cent in the Rocky Mountain region.
