The national average price for diesel dropped 2.4 cents to $5.317 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released Oct. 31.
Highlights
- Diesel had risen 50.5 cents a gallon the previous three weeks before the current dip.
- A gallon of trucking’s main fuel still costs $1.59 more than it did at this time a year ago.
- Diesel’s cost declined in six of the 10 region’s in EIA’s survey and climbed in four. The largest drop was 7.7 cents in California; the biggest gain was 7.9 cents in New England.
- The national price for gasoline fell 2.7 cents over the past week and now averages $3.742 a gallon.
