April 2018 – Toll Road News & Info

Gas Price Report For April 30, 2018

Gas price trend for week of April 30, 2018

Fort Lauderdale, FL – Gas prices continued lurching higher during the past week, according to the latest gas price survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retail fuel prices jumped another nickel per gallon during the week, settling near $2.85 for regular unleaded. Most regions’ fuel prices remain under the $3.00 per gallon level, but many are watching average prices ebb closer to that mark, including the Central Atlantic, where average gas prices are now $2.91. For drivers on the West Coast, particularly California, prices at the $3.00 level are only a memory, having been above that threshold for weeks. Average prices in California this week are $3.43 per gallon, while prices are about $3.13 per gallon for the broader West Coast. Truckers were also socked with another diesel price increase this week, though not as dramatic as regular gas. The E.I.A. price survey shows the average cost of diesel went up nearly two-and-a-half cents per gallon, bringing the average cost to near $3.16. Gas prices increased in four of the five surveys released during April, and each of those increases was near or above five cents per gallon. The only declining week showed a meek dip in prices, when the April 9 survey showed a price drop of less than a penny per gallon. In all, April ended with prices twenty cents higher than the end of March, according to the E.I.A. reports. This week’s average fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	04/16/18	04/23/18	04/30/18	week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.747	2.798	2.846	0.048	0.435
East Coast (PADD1)	2.688	2.751	2.789	0.038	0.402
New England (PADD1A)	2.691	2.759	2.812	0.053	0.409
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.795	2.862	2.910	0.048	0.414
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.606	2.665	2.692	0.027	0.392
Midwest (PADD2)	2.602	2.657	2.724	0.067	0.434
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.496	2.546	2.589	0.043	0.393
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.734	2.772	2.803	0.031	0.399
West Coast (PADD5)	3.367	3.391	3.432	0.041	0.553
West Coast less California	3.047	3.088	3.128	0.040	0.460

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	04/16/18	04/23/18	04/30/18	week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.104	3.133	3.157	0.024	0.574
East Coast (PADD1)	3.116	3.142	3.162	0.020	0.538
New England (PADD1A)	3.149	3.171	3.203	0.032	0.550
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.275	3.295	3.321	0.026	0.548
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.998	3.028	3.042	0.014	0.529
Midwest (PADD2)	3.016	3.047	3.083	0.036	0.567
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.910	2.936	2.946	0.010	0.511
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.137	3.181	3.215	0.034	0.549
West Coast (PADD5)	3.583	3.616	3.640	0.024	0.776
West Coast less California	3.326	3.366	3.394	0.028	0.619
California	3.787	3.815	3.834	0.019	0.897

*PADD stands for Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts. Charts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/

Gas Price Report For April 23, 2018

Gas price report for April 23, 2018

Fort Lauderdale, FL – Prices at the gas pump continue surging, according to the latest weekly price survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The E.I.A. report shows the average cost of the nation’s gas jumped another nickel per gallon this week to settle just under $2.80. Prices pushed significantly higher across the nearly all regions, with costs across the Central Atlantic and New England states jumping nearly seven cents per gallon. For drivers in the Central Atlantic, prices were closing in on $2.90, the only region where prices are so high without going over the crucial $3.00-per-gallon bright line. On the West Coast, that line was crossed earlier this month, and prices this week jumped another four cents to hit nearly $3.09. For drivers in California, prices remain the highest in the nation, averaging $3.57 statewide. Truckers were hit with another dramatic price increase this week, as well, according to the E.I.A. survey. The nation’s average cost of diesel jumped about three cents per gallon to $3.13 per gallon, a figure that is about 54¢ per gallon higher than last year at this time, according to the E.I.A. That translates into about a 21-percent increase in fuel costs for truckers, on average, year over year. Fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	04/09/18	04/16/18	04/23/18	week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.694	2.747	2.798	0.051	0.349
East Coast (PADD1)	2.638	2.688	2.751	0.063	0.335
New England (PADD1A)	2.642	2.691	2.759	0.068	0.355
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.744	2.795	2.862	0.067	0.343
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.558	2.606	2.665	0.059	0.322
Midwest (PADD2)	2.550	2.602	2.657	0.055	0.299
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.423	2.496	2.546	0.050	0.321
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.639	2.734	2.772	0.038	0.359
West Coast (PADD5)	3.330	3.367	3.391	0.024	0.500
West Coast less California	2.998	3.047	3.088	0.041	0.414

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	04/09/18	04/16/18	04/23/18	week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.043	3.104	3.133	0.029	0.538
East Coast (PADD1)	3.066	3.116	3.142	0.026	0.510
New England (PADD1A)	3.116	3.149	3.171	0.022	0.521
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.232	3.275	3.295	0.020	0.510
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.939	2.998	3.028	0.030	0.508
Midwest (PADD2)	2.957	3.016	3.047	0.031	0.517
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.844	2.910	2.936	0.026	0.478
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.086	3.137	3.181	0.044	0.519
West Coast (PADD5)	3.500	3.583	3.616	0.033	0.741
West Coast less California	3.226	3.326	3.366	0.040	0.580
California	3.717	3.787	3.815	0.028	0.868

*PADD stands for Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts. Charts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/

Gas Price Report For April 16, 2018

Gas price trend for week of April 16, 2018

Fort Lauderdale, FL – Drivers are once again feeling a strong pinch at the gas pump, as this week’s gas price survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration details. The weekly report shows the average cost of a gallon of gas jumped over a nickel per gallon on the week to settle over $2.74. In all, gas prices have gone up nearly 18¢ since per gallon, on average, since the start of March. That figure is calculated from E.I.A. surveys dating to March 5. Prices lurched significantly higher across the Rocky Mountain states, where average prices jumped by nearly ten cents per gallon. Along the Gulf Coast, where costs are traditionally the lowest, gas prices surged well over seven cents per gallon to settle a fraction under $2.50. Prices were up in all regions. Truckers were also hit with a spike in diesel prices this week, the E.I.A. reported. The weekly price survey shows average diesel costs hit $3.10 per gallon, after rising over six cents this week. As with regular gas, diesel prices were up in all regions. Fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	04/02/18	04/09/18	04/16/18	week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.700	2.694	2.747	0.053	0.311
East Coast (PADD1)	2.647	2.638	2.688	0.050	0.291
New England (PADD1A)	2.638	2.642	2.691	0.049	0.318
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.744	2.744	2.795	0.051	0.287
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.577	2.558	2.606	0.048	0.286
Midwest (PADD2)	2.565	2.550	2.602	0.052	0.263
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.428	2.423	2.496	0.073	0.255
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.599	2.639	2.734	0.095	0.358
West Coast (PADD5)	3.327	3.330	3.367	0.037	0.484
West Coast less California	2.958	2.998	3.047	0.049	0.395

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	04/02/18	04/09/18	04/16/18	week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.042	3.043	3.104	0.061	0.507
East Coast (PADD1)	3.066	3.066	3.116	0.050	0.485
New England (PADD1A)	3.117	3.116	3.149	0.033	0.511
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.233	3.232	3.275	0.043	0.492
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.938	2.939	2.998	0.059	0.476
Midwest (PADD2)	2.962	2.957	3.016	0.059	0.480
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.851	2.844	2.910	0.066	0.452
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.044	3.086	3.137	0.051	0.485
West Coast (PADD5)	3.487	3.500	3.583	0.083	0.706
West Coast less California	3.202	3.226	3.326	0.100	0.535
California	3.714	3.717	3.787	0.070	0.841

*PADD stands for Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts. Charts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/

Gas Price Report For April 9, 2018

Gas Price trend for week of April 9, 2018

Fort Lauderdale, FL – After weeks of unrelenting price increases, the cost of gas leveled off for most drivers, according to this week’s fuel price survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The weekly E.I.A. report shows the average cost of a gallon of regular unleaded dropped fractionally, about six-tenths of a penny, but enough of a decline to push this week’s price average to $2.69. Prices were down by as much as two cents across the Midwest and in the Lower Atlantic states. And while most of the East Coast enjoyed about a penny drop in prices, a sharp rise in fuel costs across the Rockies and the broad West Coast region held the U.S. average back from a bigger weekly decline, according to the E.I.A. report. For truckers, the average cost of diesel ticked up about a tenth of a penny, but the national average price remained at $3.04 per gallon. Fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	03/26/18	04/02/18	04/09/18	week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.648	2.700	2.694	-0.006	0.270
East Coast (PADD1)	2.592	2.647	2.638	-0.009	0.264
New England (PADD1A)	2.587	2.638	2.642	0.004	0.316
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.698	2.744	2.744	0.000	0.277
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.514	2.577	2.558	-0.019	0.240
Midwest (PADD2)	2.515	2.565	2.550	-0.015	0.189
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.381	2.428	2.423	-0.005	0.231
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.528	2.599	2.639	0.040	0.306
West Coast (PADD5)	3.274	3.327	3.330	0.003	0.457
West Coast less California	2.906	2.958	2.998	0.040	0.359

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	03/26/18	04/02/18	04/09/18	week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.010	3.042	3.043	0.001	0.461
East Coast (PADD1)	3.038	3.066	3.066	0.000	0.446
New England (PADD1A)	3.115	3.117	3.116	-0.001	0.477
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.217	3.233	3.232	-0.001	0.471
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.898	2.938	2.939	0.001	0.423
Midwest (PADD2)	2.934	2.962	2.957	-0.005	0.442
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.823	2.851	2.844	-0.007	0.398
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.991	3.044	3.086	0.042	0.446
West Coast (PADD5)	3.438	3.487	3.500	0.013	0.638
West Coast less California	3.147	3.202	3.226	0.024	0.454
California	3.669	3.714	3.717	0.003	0.782

*PADD stands for Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts. Charts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/

Gas Price Report For April 2, 2018

Gas price trend for week of April 2, 2018

Fort Lauderdale, FL – Gas prices increased over five cents during the past week, according to the latest gas price report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The weekly E.I.A. price survey shows the average cost of a gallon of regular unleaded is now $2.70. No region was spared the nickel price increase this week, in practical terms, at least. The highest price increases were seen across the Rocky Mountains and the Lower Atlantic states, where prices went up by seven cents and six cents, respectively. All other regions were hit with the nickel price increase, although, technically, the Gulf and Central Atlantic states’ price increases were shy of a full five cents, according to the weekly report, which measures prices to the tenth of a penny. The news was only slightly better for truckers, which is to say, nearly as bad. Prices jumped over three cents per gallon, on average, for diesel, to hit over $3.04, according to the E.I.A. Fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	03/19/18	03/26/18	04/02/18	week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.598	2.648	2.700	0.052	0.340
East Coast (PADD1)	2.536	2.592	2.647	0.055	0.344
New England (PADD1A)	2.556	2.587	2.638	0.051	0.348
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.628	2.698	2.744	0.046	0.344
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.462	2.514	2.577	0.063	0.342
Midwest (PADD2)	2.495	2.515	2.565	0.050	0.286
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.304	2.381	2.428	0.047	0.304
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.443	2.528	2.599	0.071	0.302
West Coast (PADD5)	3.215	3.274	3.327	0.053	0.474
West Coast less California	2.842	2.906	2.958	0.052	0.344

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	03/19/18	03/26/18	04/02/18	week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.972	3.010	3.042	0.032	0.486
East Coast (PADD1)	3.009	3.038	3.066	0.028	0.461
New England (PADD1A)	3.101	3.115	3.117	0.002	0.487
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.200	3.217	3.233	0.016	0.494
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.858	2.898	2.938	0.040	0.433
Midwest (PADD2)	2.898	2.934	2.962	0.028	0.481
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.786	2.823	2.851	0.028	0.437
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.925	2.991	3.044	0.053	0.421
West Coast (PADD5)	3.384	3.438	3.487	0.049	0.648
West Coast less California	3.060	3.147	3.202	0.055	0.467
California	3.641	3.669	3.714	0.045	0.791

*PADD stands for Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts. Charts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/