The national average retail price fell 4.3 cents to $2.087 for the week ending Monday, March 2. This week’s price is $1.571 less than the same week last year, and is the lowest price since Feb. 21, 2005, when it was $2.02, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
The U.S. average price has fallen $2.677 after hitting a record high of $4.764 on July 14. Since then, the price has fallen 31 of the last 33 weeks, with the only increases happening Sept. 29 when the price climbed one-tenth of a cent; and Jan. 12, when the price climbed 2.3 cents.
All regions tracked by DOE saw price declines. The largest decrease by region, 6.7 cents, was found in the Rocky Mountains, where week-over-week prices fell to $2.091. The smallest decrease by region, 3.1 cents, was found on the Gulf Coast, where week-over-week prices fell to $2.043.
The nation’s most expensive diesel by region, $2.472, was found in New England, where week-over-week prices fell 4.2 cents. The nation’s least expensive diesel by region, $2.03, was found in the Midwest, where week-over-week prices fell 4.1 cents.
California, which DOE tracks separately for its weekly update, saw a price decline of 7.5 cents to $2.144; that price is $1.659 cheaper than last year.
