Diesel's previous price drop was 5.3 cents a gallon on the week of March 10. (Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press)
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The national average diesel price reversed course and dropped 6 cents a gallon to $3.579, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released April 15.
Diesel’s price had risen 9 cents a gallon in three consecutive increases beginning the week of March 17.
A gallon of trucking’s main fuel now costs 43.6 cents less than it did at this time in 2024.
PADD Districts
(PADD — Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts. U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Regional Trends
Diesel’s average price fell in all five PADD districts, with the biggest being 7.1 cents a gallon in the Gulf Coast region. The Midwest saw prices slide 6.9 cents, and the Lower Atlantic East Coast subregion dropped 6.4 cents.
US On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Gasoline Update
The national average price for a gallon of gasoline shed 7.5 cents to land at $3.168 a gallon. That’s 46 cents less than it cost at this time a year ago.
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