Gas Price Report For March 20, 2017

Gas price trend for week of March 20, 2017

Fort Lauderdale, FL – The price of gas remained relatively stable across the United States during the past week, according to the latest release from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Prices in all regions either remained the same or within a penny of last week’s figures, according to the regular E.I.A. price survey. Nationally, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas remains $2.32.

The story was quite different for truckers and drivers of other diesel-powered vehicles. The E.I.A. weekly survey shows the price of diesel went down an average of 2.5ยข per gallon, although the Gulf Coast enjoyed a surprise four-cent decline in prices. All regions had price declines ranging from one cent to four cents per gallon.

Regional cost averages for both gasoline and diesel are listed below, ranked from highest to lowest price.

Regional Gasoline Averages:

$2.849: PADD 5 WEST COAST (INCL. CA)
$2.586: PADD 5 WEST COAST (W/O CA)
$2.380: PADD 1b CENTRAL ATLANTIC
$2.304: PADD 4 ROCKY MOUNTAIN
$2.266: PADD 1 EAST COAST
$2.261: PADD 1a NEW ENGLAND
$2.221: PADD 2 MIDWEST
$2.183: PADD 1c LOWER ATLANTIC
$2.072: PADD 3 GULF COAST

Regional Diesel Averages:

$2.826: PADD 5 WEST COAST
$2.738: PADD 1b CENTRAL ATLANTIC
$2.622: PADD 1a NEW ENGLAND
$2.600: PADD 1 EAST COAST
$2.590: PADD 4 ROCKY MOUNTAIN
$2.498: PADD 1c LOWER ATLANTIC
$2.464: PADD 2 MIDWEST
$2.380: PADD 3 GULF COAST

Note: PADD is an acronym for Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts.

Author: Danny Pryor

Danny has more than 32 years of experience in media, including broadcasting and print journalism, and over two decades of website and digital content development. He is an AP-award-winning reporter and the creator of TurnpikeInfo.com.