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/

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/

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/

Fort Lauderdale, FL – Driving keeps getting more expensive, as the data reflect in the latest gas price survey, from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The weekly price report shows the cost of an average gallon of regular unleaded surged five cents on the week, pushing to about $2.65. Prices shot higher in all regions.

The lowest price increases were seen across the Midwest, according to the report, where drivers experienced a two cent increase in gas prices. For the unlucky drivers along the Gulf Coast, the price of gas surged nearly eight cents per gallon, according to the E.I.A., jumping from $2.30 last week to $2.38 this week. Prices along the Gulf remain the cheapest in the United States, according to the report.

The news was little better for truckers. Prices jumped about four cents per gallon, on average, for diesel, to settle over the $3.00 mark for the first time in weeks. The national average price of diesel is now $3.01, 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

	03/12/18	03/19/18	03/26/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.559	2.598	2.648		0.050	0.333
East Coast (PADD1)	2.509	2.536	2.592		0.056	0.316
New England (PADD1A)	2.554	2.556	2.587		0.031	0.324
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.630	2.628	2.698		0.070	0.326
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.404	2.462	2.514		0.052	0.307
Midwest (PADD2)	2.439	2.495	2.515		0.020	0.331
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.274	2.304	2.381		0.077	0.294
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.423	2.443	2.528		0.085	0.225
West Coast (PADD5)	3.170	3.215	3.274		0.059	0.426
West Coast less California	2.787	2.842	2.906		0.064	0.316

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	03/12/18	03/19/18	03/26/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.976	2.972	3.010		0.038	0.478
East Coast (PADD1)	3.024	3.009	3.038		0.029	0.452
New England (PADD1A)	3.107	3.101	3.115		0.014	0.522
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.221	3.200	3.217		0.017	0.493
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.871	2.858	2.898		0.040	0.411
Midwest (PADD2)	2.899	2.898	2.934		0.036	0.476
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.782	2.786	2.823		0.037	0.445
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.903	2.925	2.991		0.066	0.394
West Coast (PADD5)	3.386	3.384	3.438		0.054	0.616
West Coast less California	3.052	3.060	3.147		0.087	0.444
California	3.652	3.641	3.669		0.028	0.750

*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 – The cost of the nation’s fuel supply spiked during the past week, driven by intense price hikes across three key regions, according to this week’s fuel price survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded shot up by nearly four cents, settling at just under $2.60.

Prices shot significantly higher across the Lower Atlantic, the Midwest and the West Coast, according to the E.I.A. The survey report shows each region endured average price increases between five and six cents per gallon. Most other regions had price hikes of between two and four cents per gallon. Only the Central Atlantic states were spared a price increase, according to the survey report.

The news was much better for truckers, although prices were mostly flat in most regions. In fact, the U.S. average cost for diesel remained flat on the week, declining just about four-tenths of a penny per gallon. That was enough to shift the national average from $2.98 to $2.97, but the move is more academic than practical for most drivers. Still, haulers operating across the Central Atlantic enjoyed a fair dip in prices this week, 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

	03/05/18	03/12/18	03/19/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.560	2.559	2.598		0.039	0.277
East Coast (PADD1)	2.534	2.509	2.536		0.027	0.270
New England (PADD1A)	2.565	2.554	2.556		0.002	0.295
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.647	2.630	2.628		-0.002	0.248
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.440	2.404	2.462		0.058	0.279
Midwest (PADD2)	2.428	2.439	2.495		0.056	0.274
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.278	2.274	2.304		0.030	0.232
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.437	2.423	2.443		0.020	0.139
West Coast (PADD5)	3.141	3.170	3.215		0.045	0.366
West Coast less California	2.770	2.787	2.842		0.055	0.256

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	03/05/18	03/12/18	03/19/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.992	2.976	2.972		-0.004	0.433
East Coast (PADD1)	3.046	3.024	3.009		-0.015	0.409
New England (PADD1A)	3.126	3.107	3.101		-0.006	0.479
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.240	3.221	3.200		-0.021	0.462
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.894	2.871	2.858		-0.013	0.360
Midwest (PADD2)	2.920	2.899	2.898		-0.001	0.434
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.793	2.782	2.786		0.004	0.406
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.910	2.903	2.925		0.022	0.335
West Coast (PADD5)	3.392	3.386	3.384		-0.002	0.558
West Coast less California	3.064	3.052	3.060		0.008	0.358
California	3.652	3.652	3.641		-0.011	0.713

*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 – The average cost of gas went down for many drivers across the United States, according to this week’s gas price survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. However, price surges across some regions kept the national price average in check, holding the figure to about $2.56 per gallon.

Drivers saw bigger price dips across the Lower Atlantic and broader East Coast, according to this week’s price survey. Prices fell nearly four cents across the Lower Atlantic and about three cents across the East Coast. A sudden uptick in prices hit drivers in California, while a smaller hike struck across the general West Coast region.

Truckers got better news across all regions, with this week’s E.I.A. survey. Aside from California, where prices were flat this week, prices declined in all regions, according to the report. The average cost of diesel is now about $2.98 per gallon, the second consecutive week the fuel has cost less than $3.00.

Fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	02/26/18	03/05/18	03/12/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.548	2.560	2.559		-0.001	0.236
East Coast (PADD1)	2.530	2.534	2.509		-0.025	0.236
New England (PADD1A)	2.582	2.565	2.554		-0.011	0.295
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.664	2.647	2.630		-0.017	0.244
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.414	2.440	2.404		-0.036	0.213
Midwest (PADD2)	2.405	2.428	2.439		0.011	0.222
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.250	2.278	2.274		-0.004	0.199
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.454	2.437	2.423		-0.014	0.118
West Coast (PADD5)	3.136	3.141	3.170		0.029	0.319
West Coast less California	2.751	2.770	2.787		0.017	0.203

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	02/26/18	03/05/18	03/12/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.007	2.992	2.976		-0.016	0.412
East Coast (PADD1)	3.057	3.046	3.024		-0.022	0.407
New England (PADD1A)	3.127	3.126	3.107		-0.019	0.479
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.255	3.240	3.221		-0.019	0.460
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.906	2.894	2.871		-0.023	0.359
Midwest (PADD2)	2.947	2.920	2.899		-0.021	0.408
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.797	2.793	2.782		-0.011	0.363
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.936	2.910	2.903		-0.007	0.286
West Coast (PADD5)	3.397	3.392	3.386		-0.006	0.540
West Coast less California	3.064	3.064	3.052		-0.012	0.316
California	3.660	3.652	3.652		0.000	0.716

*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 three weeks of price declines, drivers were hit with an increase in costs at the pump this week, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The E.I.A.’s weekly fuel price survey shows the average cost of gas for Americas’ drivers went up by over a penny per gallon. The nation’s average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is now $2.56, according to the weekly report.

Price declines of identical amounts were felt in the New England states, as well as in the Central Atlantic and Rocky Mountain regions, the E.I.A. reported. But price increases across the Midwest, the Gulf Coast, and the Lower Atlantic states weighed heavily on the nation’s price averages this week.

Truckers kept getting a break in prices, though, bucking the gasoline trend this week, the E.I.A. reported. The survey report shows the average cost of diesel dipped by well over a penny per gallon to settle below $3.00 for the first time since the beginning of 2018. Average diesel prices, nationwide, are $2.99 per gallon, 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

	02/19/18	02/26/18	03/05/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.557	2.548	2.560		0.012	0.219
East Coast (PADD1)	2.559	2.530	2.534		0.004	0.249
New England (PADD1A)	2.603	2.582	2.565		-0.017	0.307
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.693	2.664	2.647		-0.017	0.259
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.446	2.414	2.440		0.026	0.225
Midwest (PADD2)	2.390	2.405	2.428		0.023	0.161
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.276	2.250	2.278		0.028	0.184
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.486	2.454	2.437		-0.017	0.150
West Coast (PADD5)	3.130	3.136	3.141		0.005	0.309
West Coast less California	2.752	2.751	2.770		0.019	0.228

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	02/19/18	02/26/18	03/05/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.027	3.007	2.992		-0.015	0.413
East Coast (PADD1)	3.082	3.057	3.046		-0.011	0.413
New England (PADD1A)	3.129	3.127	3.126		-0.001	0.480
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.274	3.255	3.240		-0.015	0.460
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.939	2.906	2.894		-0.012	0.369
Midwest (PADD2)	2.970	2.947	2.920		-0.027	0.418
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.818	2.797	2.793		-0.004	0.364
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.953	2.936	2.910		-0.026	0.285
West Coast (PADD5)	3.399	3.397	3.392		-0.005	0.515
West Coast less California	3.072	3.064	3.064		0.000	0.285
California	3.658	3.660	3.652		-0.008	0.696

*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 – The nation’s average gas price has declined for the third consecutive week, according to the latest fuel price survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The E.I.A. report shows the cost of a gallon of regular unleaded dropped by about a penny to $2.55. However, the week-on-week decline was the lowest of the past three weeks.

Price declines were not seen in all regions. Across the Midwest, drivers found themselves paying, on average, about a penny to two cents more for gas, according to the survey report. Drivers across the West Coast are paying about a penny more.

Truckers got another break in prices this week, according to the survey numbers. The cost of diesel dropped, on average, by two cents per gallon to settle at $3.01.

Fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	02/12/18	02/19/18	02/26/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.607	2.557	2.548		-0.009	0.234
East Coast (PADD1)	2.606	2.559	2.530		-0.029	0.244
New England (PADD1A)	2.641	2.603	2.582		-0.021	0.310
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.724	2.693	2.664		-0.029	0.268
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.508	2.446	2.414		-0.032	0.207
Midwest (PADD2)	2.463	2.390	2.405		0.015	0.195
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.331	2.276	2.250		-0.026	0.181
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.510	2.486	2.454		-0.032	0.181
West Coast (PADD5)	3.142	3.130	3.136		0.006	0.340
West Coast less California	2.768	2.752	2.751		-0.001	0.229

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	02/12/18	02/19/18	02/26/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.063	3.027	3.007		-0.020	0.430
East Coast (PADD1)	3.111	3.082	3.057		-0.025	0.422
New England (PADD1A)	3.154	3.129	3.127		-0.002	0.469
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.306	3.274	3.255		-0.019	0.483
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.966	2.939	2.906		-0.033	0.373
Midwest (PADD2)	3.020	2.970	2.947		-0.023	0.448
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.851	2.818	2.797		-0.021	0.364
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.972	2.953	2.936		-0.017	0.354
West Coast (PADD5)	3.432	3.399	3.397		-0.002	0.520
West Coast less California	3.107	3.072	3.064		-0.008	0.292
California	3.689	3.658	3.660		0.002	0.698

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

Editor’s note: Presidents’ Day holiday on February 19; report released February 20.

Fort Lauderdale, FL – For the second consecutive week, gas prices gave ground, giving drivers a much-needed break at the gas pump, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The E.I.A.’s weekly fuel-price survey shows the nation’s average gas price fell a nickel per gallon to about $2.56.

Prices fell in every region this week, although the range of price declines varied widely, according to the E.I.A. report. Prices in California, well over the $3.00 mark, only fell about a penny per gallon. Prices across the Midwest plunged over seven cents. For many drivers, the price declines were at or just above the national average, including a six-cent decline across both the Gulf Coast and Lower Atlantic regions.

Truckers got a solid break in prices this week, according to the survey, with diesel prices falling nearly four cents per gallon this week. The national average cost of diesel settled this week at just under $3.03.

Fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	02/05/18	02/12/18	02/19/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.637	2.607	2.557		-0.050	0.255
East Coast (PADD1)	2.614	2.606	2.559		-0.047	0.265
New England (PADD1A)	2.638	2.641	2.603		-0.038	0.315
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.743	2.724	2.693		-0.031	0.273
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.510	2.508	2.446		-0.062	0.245
Midwest (PADD2)	2.535	2.463	2.390		-0.073	0.200
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.368	2.331	2.276		-0.055	0.207
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.496	2.510	2.486		-0.024	0.234
West Coast (PADD5)	3.145	3.142	3.130		-0.012	0.380
West Coast less California	2.756	2.768	2.752		-0.016	0.256

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	02/05/18	02/12/18	02/19/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.086	3.063	3.027		-0.036	0.455
East Coast (PADD1)	3.133	3.111	3.082		-0.029	0.454
New England (PADD1A)	3.188	3.154	3.129		-0.025	0.471
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.324	3.306	3.274		-0.032	0.504
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.988	2.966	2.939		-0.027	0.418
Midwest (PADD2)	3.044	3.020	2.970		-0.050	0.475
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.874	2.851	2.818		-0.033	0.385
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.981	2.972	2.953		-0.019	0.405
West Coast (PADD5)	3.460	3.432	3.399		-0.033	0.523
West Coast less California	3.144	3.107	3.072		-0.035	0.305
California	3.711	3.689	3.658		-0.031	0.692

*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 weeks of unrelenting increases, the price of gas finally gave some ground this week, according to the latest fuel-price survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The E.I.A. report shows the nation’s average gas price dropped three cents during the week, the first time prices have gone down since just before the Christmas holiday. The nation’s average gas price now stands about about $2.61 per gallon.

The price drop did not hit every region. New England drivers and those across the West Coast, sans California, had a bump in prices. All other regions enjoyed a price decline, led by the Midwest, where prices plunged over seven cents per gallon, according to the E.I.A.

Truckers got a decent break in prices at the pump this week, by the survey numbers. The cost of diesel dropped, on average, just over two cents per gallon this week to settle at $3.06.

Fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	01/29/18	02/05/18	02/12/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.607	2.637	2.607		-0.030	0.300
East Coast (PADD1)	2.587	2.614	2.606		-0.008	0.313
New England (PADD1A)	2.606	2.638	2.641		0.003	0.345
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.723	2.743	2.724		-0.019	0.300
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.480	2.510	2.508		-0.002	0.313
Midwest (PADD2)	2.510	2.535	2.463		-0.072	0.250
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.347	2.368	2.331		-0.037	0.251
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.483	2.496	2.510		0.014	0.280
West Coast (PADD5)	3.088	3.145	3.142		-0.003	0.410
West Coast less California	2.729	2.756	2.768		0.012	0.281

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	01/29/18	02/05/18	02/12/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.070	3.086	3.063		-0.023	0.498
East Coast (PADD1)	3.112	3.133	3.111		-0.022	0.485
New England (PADD1A)	3.160	3.188	3.154		-0.034	0.486
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.306	3.324	3.306		-0.018	0.541
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.968	2.988	2.966		-0.022	0.447
Midwest (PADD2)	3.030	3.044	3.020		-0.024	0.533
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.868	2.874	2.851		-0.023	0.427
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.967	2.981	2.972		-0.009	0.450
West Coast (PADD5)	3.434	3.460	3.432		-0.028	0.563
West Coast less California	3.120	3.144	3.107		-0.037	0.346
California	3.683	3.711	3.689		-0.022	0.732

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