Fort Lauderdale, FL – Gas prices continued driving downward during the past week, according to the weekly fuel price survey released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The report shows the average cost of a gallon of unleaded dropped by over three cents per gallon to $2.88, the first time in five weeks the nation’s average fuel price has been under $2.90, providing relief for the summer driving season.

Prices went down in all regions, though, once again, the price declines were scarcely even from region to region. Drives along the East Coast and the Lower Atlantic states enjoyed price cuts of as much as a nickel per gallon. Those drivers on the West Coast, hit with the nation’s highest fuel prices, scarcely noticed their minuscule dip of less than a penny.

Truckers got a solid price break in all regions this week, save for the wan price dip in the Rocky Mountain states. The E.I.A. weekly report shows the nation’s average cost of diesel dropped by over two cents to about $3.24 per gallon.

This week’s average fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	06/04/18	06/11/18	06/18/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.940	2.911	2.879		-0.032	0.561
East Coast (PADD1)	2.879	2.840	2.799		-0.041	0.532
New England (PADD1A)	2.973	2.926	2.900		-0.026	0.584
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.000	2.980	2.938		-0.042	0.542
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.778	2.729	2.684		-0.045	0.528
Midwest (PADD2)	2.847	2.817	2.791		-0.026	0.610
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.725	2.696	2.654		-0.042	0.563
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.995	2.990	2.977		-0.013	0.563
West Coast (PADD5)	3.460	3.452	3.434		-0.018	0.574
West Coast less California	3.250	3.246	3.238		-0.008	0.612

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	06/04/18	06/11/18	06/18/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.285	3.266	3.244		-0.022	0.755
East Coast (PADD1)	3.282	3.264	3.240		-0.024	0.701
New England (PADD1A)	3.302	3.292	3.290		-0.002	0.700
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.442	3.420	3.397		-0.023	0.714
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.166	3.148	3.121		-0.027	0.694
Midwest (PADD2)	3.224	3.199	3.173		-0.026	0.762
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	3.055	3.037	3.016		-0.021	0.687
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.359	3.344	3.339		-0.005	0.714
West Coast (PADD5)	3.784	3.769	3.753		-0.016	0.971
West Coast less California	3.508	3.489	3.473		-0.016	0.818
California	4.003	3.990	3.976		-0.014	1.092

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

Fort Lauderdale, FL – Gas prices continued giving ground during the past week, according to the weekly fuel price survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The E.I.A. survey shows the average cost of a gallon of gas dropped about three cents to about $2.91, further retreating from the $3.00 threshold, at least for many drivers.

Prices slipped downward in all regions, though the size of this week’s price decline varied widely from one area to the next. Drivers along the East Coast and across the Lower Atlantic States dropped by as much as a nickel per gallon, while prices for drivers along the West Coast and Rocky Mountains only fell by about a penny, or less.

Truckers got a fuel price break in all regions this week, anywhere from a penny to two cents per gallon. The E.I.A. reports the average cost of diesel dropped by about two cents, nationally, to settle near $3.27 per gallon.

This week’s average fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	05/28/18	06/04/18	06/11/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.962	2.940	2.911		-0.029	0.545
East Coast (PADD1)	2.910	2.879	2.840		-0.039	0.530
New England (PADD1A)	2.980	2.973	2.926		-0.047	0.577
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.027	3.000	2.980		-0.020	0.549
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.818	2.778	2.729		-0.049	0.522
Midwest (PADD2)	2.881	2.847	2.817		-0.030	0.569
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.721	2.725	2.696		-0.029	0.555
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.991	2.995	2.990		-0.005	0.568
West Coast (PADD5)	3.463	3.460	3.452		-0.008	0.560
West Coast less California	3.248	3.250	3.246		-0.004	0.604

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	05/28/18	06/04/18	06/11/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.288	3.285	3.266		-0.019	0.742
East Coast (PADD1)	3.287	3.282	3.264		-0.018	0.695
New England (PADD1A)	3.307	3.302	3.292		-0.010	0.678
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.443	3.442	3.420		-0.022	0.709
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.174	3.166	3.148		-0.018	0.689
Midwest (PADD2)	3.230	3.224	3.199		-0.025	0.745
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	3.054	3.055	3.037		-0.018	0.669
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.353	3.359	3.344		-0.015	0.700
West Coast (PADD5)	3.784	3.784	3.769		-0.015	0.964
West Coast less California	3.514	3.508	3.489		-0.019	0.808
California	3.997	4.003	3.990		-0.013	1.084

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

Fort Lauderdale, FL – America’s official gas price retreated from the $3.00 threshold this week, even as prices had raced toward that critical level for weeks. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the nation’s average gas price dropped just over two cents per gallon to $2.94. The figure was released in the weekly fuel price survey Monday evening.

Prices went did not go down in all regions, but many drivers along the East Coast and Midwest were given a solid break on prices at the pump this week, according to the E.I.A. survey. Prices along the Gulf Coast and in the Rocky Mountain states went up slightly, while prices in California helped keep West Coast averages down this week.

Truckers, on average, got a slight break this week, although the nature of that break comes in the dubious form of flat fuel prices. For the first time in weeks, the E.I.A. reports average diesel prices remained most flat, holding steady at about $3.29 per gallon.

This week’s average fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	05/21/18	05/28/18	06/04/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.923	2.962	2.940		-0.022	0.526
East Coast (PADD1)	2.860	2.910	2.879		-0.031	0.533
New England (PADD1A)	2.945	2.980	2.973		-0.007	0.573
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.997	3.027	3.000		-0.027	0.545
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.751	2.818	2.778		-0.040	0.529
Midwest (PADD2)	2.851	2.881	2.847		-0.034	0.525
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.676	2.721	2.725		0.004	0.554
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.968	2.991	2.995		0.004	0.564
West Coast (PADD5)	3.435	3.463	3.460		-0.003	0.518
West Coast less California	3.208	3.248	3.250		0.002	0.588

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	05/21/18	05/28/18	06/04/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.277	3.288	3.285		-0.003	0.721
East Coast (PADD1)	3.271	3.287	3.282		-0.005	0.683
New England (PADD1A)	3.282	3.307	3.302		-0.005	0.678
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.420	3.443	3.442		-0.001	0.698
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.163	3.174	3.166		-0.008	0.676
Midwest (PADD2)	3.218	3.230	3.224		-0.006	0.719
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	3.055	3.054	3.055		0.001	0.638
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.348	3.353	3.359		0.006	0.695
West Coast (PADD5)	3.765	3.784	3.784		0.000	0.948
West Coast less California	3.503	3.514	3.508		-0.006	0.784
California	3.973	3.997	4.003		0.006	1.076

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

*Note: Memorial Day on May 28, 2018. Report release May 29, 2019.

Fort Lauderdale, FL – The unofficial start of the summer driving season kicked off with an official increase in gas prices, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, pushing prices to within pennies of the $3.00 threshold. The national average price of a gallon of regular unleaded jumped another four cents, week on week, to settle at $2.96, according to the weekly E.I.A. fuel price survey. That price is 49-cents higher than where prices were just five months ago, on Christmas Day, and represents nearly a twenty-percent increase in fuel prices since the start of the year, according to E.I.A. price surveys.

Prices went up in all regions, though some were hit much harder than others, by the survey data. Prices were up nearly seven cents per gallon across the Lower Atlantic, while prices in the Rocky Mountain states were up by just over two cents per gallon. California, where prices are among the highest in the nation, this week’s two-cent price hike pushed costs to $3.64 per gallon.

Truckers, on average, are paying about $4.00 per gallon in California, though the national average price for diesel is much lower. Still, truckers in nearly all regions felt another price hike at the pump this week, as the national average price of diesel went up about a penny per gallon to near $3.29.

This week’s average fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	05/14/18	05/21/18	05/28/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.873	2.923	2.962		0.039	0.556
East Coast (PADD1)	2.820	2.860	2.910		0.050	0.569
New England (PADD1A)	2.874	2.945	2.980		0.035	0.570
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.944	2.997	3.027		0.030	0.561
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.726	2.751	2.818		0.067	0.591
Midwest (PADD2)	2.782	2.851	2.881		0.030	0.580
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.613	2.676	2.721		0.045	0.566
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.922	2.968	2.991		0.023	0.569
West Coast (PADD5)	3.405	3.435	3.463		0.028	0.504
West Coast less California	3.166	3.208	3.248		0.040	0.580

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	05/14/18	05/21/18	05/28/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.239	3.277	3.288		0.011	0.717
East Coast (PADD1)	3.236	3.271	3.287		0.016	0.679
New England (PADD1A)	3.251	3.282	3.307		0.025	0.685
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.380	3.420	3.443		0.023	0.692
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.132	3.163	3.174		0.011	0.669
Midwest (PADD2)	3.175	3.218	3.230		0.012	0.718
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	3.012	3.055	3.054		-0.001	0.631
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.316	3.348	3.353		0.005	0.692
West Coast (PADD5)	3.731	3.765	3.784		0.019	0.941
West Coast less California	3.482	3.503	3.514		0.011	0.779
California	3.929	3.973	3.997		0.024	1.066

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

Fort Lauderdale, FL – Gas prices continued their upward climb during the past week, according to the latest weekly survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The E.I.A.’s weekly fuel price survey shows the average price of gas jumped another nickel per gallon during the week to $2.92. That figure represents more than 30-cents’ worth of price hikes in the past two months, as crude oil prices surge amid global tensions and the approach of the summer driving season.

Prices went up in all regions, although the range of increases varied widely, from just over two cents in the Lower Atlantic states, to over seven cents per gallon across the New England states, according to the weekly survey.

Truckers were hit with a four-cent per gallon increase in average diesel prices this week. The E.I.A. reports the average price for a gallon of diesel is now $3.28.

This week’s average fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	05/07/18	05/14/18	05/21/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.845	2.873	2.923		0.050	0.524
East Coast (PADD1)	2.792	2.820	2.860		0.040	0.533
New England (PADD1A)	2.836	2.874	2.945		0.071	0.552
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.917	2.944	2.997		0.053	0.555
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.685	2.726	2.751		0.025	0.530
Midwest (PADD2)	2.697	2.782	2.851		0.069	0.536
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.589	2.613	2.676		0.063	0.527
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.821	2.922	2.968		0.046	0.587
West Coast (PADD5)	3.464	3.405	3.435		0.030	0.502
West Coast less California	3.173	3.166	3.208		0.042	0.552

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	05/07/18	05/14/18	05/21/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.171	3.239	3.277		0.038	0.738
East Coast (PADD1)	3.178	3.236	3.271		0.035	0.683
New England (PADD1A)	3.215	3.251	3.282		0.031	0.656
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.336	3.380	3.420		0.040	0.687
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.061	3.132	3.163		0.031	0.684
Midwest (PADD2)	3.092	3.175	3.218		0.043	0.750
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.955	3.012	3.055		0.043	0.671
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.249	3.316	3.348		0.032	0.719
West Coast (PADD5)	3.662	3.731	3.765		0.034	0.937
West Coast less California	3.409	3.482	3.503		0.021	0.778
California	3.863	3.929	3.973		0.044	1.061

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

Fort Lauderdale, FL – After a single week of relief from never-ending gas price increases, the cost of fuels shot up nationwide during the past week, according to the latest gas price survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average cost of one gallon of gas in the U.S. is now just over $2.87.

That price represents a seven cent increase over last week, but there is a catch. That increase is depended on a new statistical methodology the E.I.A. announced it would begin testing this week. The new methodology includes a refinement in how the agency calculates average prices by zip-code, what geographic areas qualify as cities, and an update to the sample of stations surveyed, the agency reported on its website. The updated sampling methodology does not apply to diesel pricing surveys.

By the new statistical model, weekly gas prices increased well over seven cents, on a nationwide basis, last week. Some regions, particularly the Midwest and Rocky Mountain states, were hit with ten-cent and eight-cent price hikes, respectively.

Truckers were also greeted this week with a substantial hike in diesel prices. The E.I.A. reports the average cost of diesel went up nearly seven cents per gallon, bringing the average price to just shy of $3.24.

This week’s average fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

Note: There are two regular gas price tables this week in order to detail the price trends with the new a E.I.A. statistical calculus, versus the old methodology. The E.I.A. announced it implemented the new methodologies with the May 14, 2018 gas price survey. That new survey method is shown first, followed by a table using the old method.

The statistical models used for calculating diesel price averages has not been changed.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey (New Stat. Method)

	04/30/18	05/07/18	05/14/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.797	2.801	2.873		0.072	0.504
East Coast (PADD1)	2.769	2.761	2.820		0.059	0.500
New England (PADD1A)	2.816	2.834	2.874		0.040	0.507
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.908	2.898	2.944		0.046	0.507
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.671	2.656	2.726		0.070	0.508
Midwest (PADD2)	2.697	2.683	2.782		0.099	0.514
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.589	2.555	2.613		0.058	0.484
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.829	2.838	2.922		0.084	0.538
West Coast (PADD5)	3.302	3.347	3.405		0.058	0.533
West Coast less California	3.082	3.129	3.166		0.037	0.523

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey (Old Stat. Method)

	04/30/18	05/07/18	05/14/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.846	2.845	2.873		NA	0.504
East Coast (PADD1)	2.789	2.792	2.820		NA	0.500
New England (PADD1A)	2.812	2.836	2.874		NA	0.507
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.910	2.917	2.944		NA	0.507
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.692	2.685	2.726		NA	0.508
Midwest (PADD2)	2.724	2.697	2.782		NA	0.514
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.589	2.589	2.613		NA	0.484
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.803	2.821	2.922		NA	0.538
West Coast (PADD5)	3.432	3.464	3.405		NA	0.533
West Coast less California	3.128	3.173	3.166		NA	0.523

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey (No Change In Stat. Method)

	04/30/18	05/07/18	05/14/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.157	3.171	3.239		0.068	0.695
East Coast (PADD1)	3.162	3.178	3.236		0.058	0.641
New England (PADD1A)	3.203	3.215	3.251		0.036	0.625
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.321	3.336	3.380		0.044	0.643
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.042	3.061	3.132		0.071	0.644
Midwest (PADD2)	3.083	3.092	3.175		0.083	0.696
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.946	2.955	3.012		0.057	0.630
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.215	3.249	3.316		0.067	0.690
West Coast (PADD5)	3.640	3.662	3.731		0.069	0.907
West Coast less California	3.394	3.409	3.482		0.073	0.754
California	3.834	3.863	3.929		0.066	1.027

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

Fort Lauderdale, FL – For the first time in four weeks, the nation’s gas prices finally leveled off, although not in all regions. Gas price data were released in the weekly fuel price survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, which shows the nation’s average gas price was flat week over week, holding at nearly $2.85 per gallon.

Many regions enjoyed a flattening of the increasing price curve, though not all. Drivers on the West Coast and across New England had price increases of about three and two cents per gallon, respectively, according to the survey report. However, drivers in the Midwest enjoyed a price decline of about three cents per gallon.

Truckers were still hit with another diesel price increase this week. The E.I.A. reports the average cost of diesel went up a little over a penny per gallon, bringing the average price to just over $3.17.

This week’s average fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	04/23/18	04/30/18	05/07/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.798	2.846	2.845		-0.001	0.473
East Coast (PADD1)	2.751	2.789	2.792		0.003	0.444
New England (PADD1A)	2.759	2.812	2.836		0.024	0.452
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.862	2.910	2.917		0.007	0.457
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.665	2.692	2.685		-0.007	0.432
Midwest (PADD2)	2.657	2.724	2.697		-0.027	0.465
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.546	2.589	2.589		0.000	0.421
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.772	2.803	2.821		0.018	0.428
West Coast (PADD5)	3.391	3.432	3.464		0.032	0.601
West Coast less California	3.088	3.128	3.173		0.045	0.522

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	04/23/18	04/30/18	05/07/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.133	3.157	3.171		0.014	0.606
East Coast (PADD1)	3.142	3.162	3.178		0.016	0.566
New England (PADD1A)	3.171	3.203	3.215		0.012	0.573
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.295	3.321	3.336		0.015	0.583
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.028	3.042	3.061		0.019	0.554
Midwest (PADD2)	3.047	3.083	3.092		0.009	0.595
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.936	2.946	2.955		0.009	0.545
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.181	3.215	3.249		0.034	0.598
West Coast (PADD5)	3.616	3.640	3.662		0.022	0.816
West Coast less California	3.366	3.394	3.409		0.015	0.662
California	3.815	3.834	3.863		0.029	0.936

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

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/

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/

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/