Fort Lauderdale, FL – Gas prices gave holiday drivers another break this week, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The weekly E.I.A. fuel price survey reports gas prices declined another one-and-a-half cents, on average, bringing the nation’s average cost for a gallon of regular unleaded down to about $2.49.
Average regional prices were down in all but one survey district, according to the E.I.A. Drivers across the Midwest, who had been enjoying steep price declines, felt a pinch at the pump this week as prices went up almost two cents per gallon. Across the broad West Coast, the average cost of gas finally fell below the $3.00 threshold for the first time in weeks.
Truck drivers finally caught a better break this week, as the nation’s average cost of diesel fell nearly in line with regular petroleum. Diesel prices dipped, nationally, by 1.2¢ per gallon, settling at $2.91.
Fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.
E.I.A. Gas Price Survey
| 11/27/17 | 12/04/17 | 12/11/17 | week ago | year ago | ||
| U.S. | 2.533 | 2.500 | 2.485 |  -0.015 |
 0.249 |
|
| East Coast (PADD1) | 2.508 | 2.491 | 2.465 | -0.026 |
0.206 |
|
| New England (PADD1A) | 2.584 | 2.575 | 2.546 | -0.029 |
0.289 |
|
| Central Atlantic (PADD1B) | 2.632 | 2.616 | 2.589 | -0.027 |
0.226 |
|
| Lower Atlantic (PADD1C) | 2.392 | 2.373 | 2.348 | -0.025 |
0.167 |
|
| Midwest (PADD2) | 2.422 | 2.357 | 2.371 | 0.014 |
0.209 |
|
| Gulf Coast (PADD3) | 2.262 | 2.250 | 2.216 | -0.034 |
0.208 |
|
| Rocky Mountain (PADD4) | 2.538 | 2.534 | 2.514 | -0.020 |
0.392 |
|
| West Coast (PADD5) | 3.035 | 3.006 | 2.974 | -0.032 |
0.418 |
|
| West Coast less California | 2.750 | 2.739 | 2.724 | -0.015 |
0.356 |
E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey
| 11/27/17 | 12/04/17 | 12/11/17 | week ago | year ago | ||
| U.S. | 2.926 | 2.922 | 2.910 | -0.012 |
0.417 |
|
| East Coast (PADD1) | 2.907 | 2.904 | 2.901 | -0.003 |
0.381 |
|
| New England (PADD1A) | 2.881 | 2.897 | 2.900 | 0.003 |
0.353 |
|
| Central Atlantic (PADD1B) | 3.074 | 3.062 | 3.060 | -0.002 |
0.427 |
|
| Lower Atlantic (PADD1C) | 2.794 | 2.794 | 2.788 | -0.006 |
0.359 |
|
| Midwest (PADD2) | 2.884 | 2.877 | 2.863 | -0.014 |
0.417 |
|
| Gulf Coast (PADD3) | 2.712 | 2.713 | 2.705 | -0.008 |
0.334 |
|
| Rocky Mountain (PADD4) | 3.026 | 3.019 | 2.991 | -0.028 |
0.544 |
|
| West Coast (PADD5) | 3.380 | 3.373 | 3.344 | -0.029 |
0.572 |
|
| West Coast less California | 3.113 | 3.106 | 3.072 | -0.034 |
0.382 |
|
| California | 3.597 | 3.585 | 3.560 | -0.025 |
0.723 |