Last week marked the first time since the middle of January that the national average price of diesel was below $4 a gallon.
Moreover, average prices in all regions are well below what they were during the same week in 2012, with the West Coast less California region holding at 35 cents below the same week in 2012 and prices on the East Coast at 18 cents lower than the comparable week in 2012.
The Gulf Coast had the week’s lowest regional price, $3.888 a gallon, and California had the highest price, $4.196. Prices dropped in all regions except the West Coast and the West Coast less California subregion, which saw a one-tenth of a cent increase and seven-tenths of a cent increase, respectively.
The Gulf Coast region had the largest decrease, 2.7 cents.
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