In the fourth consecutive week of substantial increases in the national average for diesel prices, there has been a surge of 13.9 cents per gallon. This data, sourced from the Energy Information Administration on August 14, reveals that the cost of diesel has reached a new height, with the national average now standing at $4.378 per gallon.

Highlights

  • The national average has climbed 57.2 cents a gallon in just four weeks.
  • Still, diesel is 53.3 cents a gallon cheaper than a year ago.
  • The average price increased by at least a dime in all 10 regions that EIA surveys.
  • The smallest increase was 10.4 cents in the Central Atlantic; the largest increase was 17.9 cents a gallon in California.
  • Gasoline went up too, although not everywhere. The national average was up 2.2 cents a gallon to $3.85, but it was down in four of the nine regions.