Fort Lauderdale, FL – The nation’s gas prices pushed higher this week, significantly in some regions, helping jostle the national price average by nearly a full penny, pushing the average cost for a gallon of regular unleaded to $2.83, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Prices were up in all regions, but prices moved at twice the pace of the national average across the Central Atlantic, and at more than twice the national average across the Gulf Coast. Prices are detailed in the E.I.A.’s weekly fuel price survey.

Diesel prices increased this week, following in the step of last week’s steep increase in prices; but, this week’s price increase was comparatively tame. The average price for a gallon of diesel, according to the E.I.A., went up little more than a half-penny per gallon, enough to push the rounded-average from $3.25 to $3.26.

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

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	08/27/18	09/03/18	09/10/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.827	2.824	2.833		0.009	0.148
East Coast (PADD1)	2.764	2.775	2.786		0.011	0.056
New England (PADD1A)	2.851	2.855	2.864		0.009	0.100
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.903	2.909	2.928		0.019	0.120
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.653	2.669	2.674		0.005	0.013
Midwest (PADD2)	2.760	2.731	2.740		0.009	0.199
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.569	2.549	2.572		0.023	0.071
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.994	3.007	3.008		0.001	0.397
West Coast (PADD5)	3.310	3.329	3.336		0.007	0.298
West Coast less California	3.110	3.123	3.128		0.005	0.344

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	08/27/18	09/03/18	09/10/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.226	3.252	3.258		0.006	0.456
East Coast (PADD1)	3.219	3.235	3.246		0.011	0.417
New England (PADD1A)	3.267	3.270	3.255		-0.015	0.494
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.385	3.399	3.407		0.008	0.485
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.094	3.114	3.131		0.017	0.355
Midwest (PADD2)	3.153	3.191	3.194		0.003	0.441
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	3.004	3.035	3.039		0.004	0.392
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.364	3.364	3.367		0.003	0.540
West Coast (PADD5)	3.719	3.742	3.746		0.004	0.644
West Coast less California	3.433	3.469	3.465		-0.004	0.458
California	3.945	3.959	3.969		0.010	0.790

*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: Due to the Labor Day holiday on September 3, 2018, government figures were released September 4, 2018. This report was written during a holiday week for TurnpikeInfo.com; as a result, the news summary is abridged. Normal coverage will resume next week.

Las Vegas, NV – The nation’s average gas prices settled somewhat lower this week, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration; however, prices from region to region were mixed, by the data in this week’s fuel price survey. The E.I.A. reports the current national average gas price is just over $2.84 per gallon of regular unleaded.

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

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	08/20/18	08/27/18	09/03/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.821	2.827	2.824		-0.003	0.145
East Coast (PADD1)	2.777	2.764	2.775		0.011	0.052
New England (PADD1A)	2.863	2.851	2.855		0.004	0.110
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.910	2.903	2.909		0.006	0.105
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.670	2.653	2.669		0.016	0.013
Midwest (PADD2)	2.730	2.760	2.731		-0.029	0.192
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.568	2.569	2.549		-0.020	0.043
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.963	2.994	3.007		0.013	0.401
West Coast (PADD5)	3.307	3.310	3.329		0.019	0.312
West Coast less California	3.118	3.110	3.123		0.013	0.360

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	08/20/18	08/27/18	09/03/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.207	3.226	3.252		0.026	0.494
East Coast (PADD1)	3.207	3.219	3.235		0.016	0.450
New England (PADD1A)	3.261	3.267	3.270		0.003	0.547
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.380	3.385	3.399		0.014	0.513
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.076	3.094	3.114		0.020	0.389
Midwest (PADD2)	3.129	3.153	3.191		0.038	0.484
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.981	3.004	3.035		0.031	0.420
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.349	3.364	3.364		0.000	0.566
West Coast (PADD5)	3.706	3.719	3.742		0.023	0.698
West Coast less California	3.423	3.433	3.469		0.036	0.538
California	3.929	3.945	3.959		0.014	0.824

*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 ticked up during the past week, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, in large part due to sharp rises in costs across the Rocky Mountain states and east into the Midwest. As a result, the nation’s average gas price ticked up by about a half penny per gallon to settle near $2.83 per gallon this week.

The E.I.A. fuel price survey, generally released every Monday, shows a three-cent price increase across the Rockies and the Midwest survey regions. Those increases dragged the U.S. average gas price higher, despite one and two-cent price declines across the entire East Coast and Lower Atlantic regions.  

The cost of diesel moved upward by about two cents per gallon, according to the E.I.A. That jump pushed the average price of diesel to about 3.23 per gallon this week.

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

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	08/13/18	08/20/18	08/27/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.843	2.821	2.827		0.006	0.428
East Coast (PADD1)	2.803	2.777	2.764		-0.013	0.427
New England (PADD1A)	2.882	2.863	2.851		-0.012	0.463
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.927	2.910	2.903		-0.007	0.468
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.703	2.670	2.653		-0.017	0.404
Midwest (PADD2)	2.748	2.730	2.760		0.030	0.453
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.586	2.568	2.569		0.001	0.413
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.944	2.963	2.994		0.031	0.526
West Coast (PADD5)	3.329	3.307	3.310		0.003	0.407
West Coast less California	3.132	3.118	3.110		-0.008	0.436

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	08/13/18	08/20/18	08/27/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.217	3.207	3.226		0.019	0.621
East Coast (PADD1)	3.219	3.207	3.219		0.012	0.596
New England (PADD1A)	3.265	3.261	3.267		0.006	0.649
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.387	3.380	3.385		0.005	0.627
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.091	3.076	3.094		0.018	0.566
Midwest (PADD2)	3.139	3.129	3.153		0.024	0.587
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.990	2.981	3.004		0.023	0.576
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.358	3.349	3.364		0.015	0.647
West Coast (PADD5)	3.714	3.706	3.719		0.013	0.809
West Coast less California	3.425	3.423	3.433		0.010	0.627
California	3.942	3.929	3.945		0.016	0.950

*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 gas prices took another dip during the past week, according to the latest weekly price survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The E.I.A. price survey shows the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas fell over two cents per gallon to $2.82.

Prices fell across nearly every region, save for the Rocky Mountains, which bucked the national trend and rose by nearly two cents per gallon. Elsewhere, prices fell across a range from one-and-a-half cents across the West Coast, sans California, to well over three cents per gallon in the Lower Atlantic states.

The cost of diesel trickled down about a penny per gallon, according to the E.I.A., about half the pace of regular gas. The E.I.A. reports the national average cost of diesel is now about $3.21 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

	08/06/18	08/13/18	08/20/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.852	2.843	2.821		-0.022	0.461
East Coast (PADD1)	2.802	2.803	2.777		-0.026	0.474
New England (PADD1A)	2.890	2.882	2.863		-0.019	0.500
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.930	2.927	2.910		-0.017	0.476
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.699	2.703	2.670		-0.033	0.483
Midwest (PADD2)	2.773	2.748	2.730		-0.018	0.481
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.590	2.586	2.568		-0.018	0.450
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.924	2.944	2.963		0.019	0.509
West Coast (PADD5)	3.342	3.329	3.307		-0.022	0.421
West Coast less California	3.146	3.132	3.118		-0.014	0.477

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	08/06/18	08/13/18	08/20/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.223	3.217	3.207		-0.010	0.611
East Coast (PADD1)	3.222	3.219	3.207		-0.012	0.590
New England (PADD1A)	3.271	3.265	3.261		-0.004	0.645
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.393	3.387	3.380		-0.007	0.624
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.093	3.091	3.076		-0.015	0.557
Midwest (PADD2)	3.151	3.139	3.129		-0.010	0.562
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.995	2.990	2.981		-0.009	0.573
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.361	3.358	3.349		-0.009	0.635
West Coast (PADD5)	3.717	3.714	3.706		-0.008	0.823
West Coast less California	3.432	3.425	3.423		-0.002	0.637
California	3.943	3.942	3.929		-0.013	0.968

*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 national average cost of gas dropped about a penny per gallon during the past week, according to the latest weekly fuel price survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The weekly E.I.A. report shows the nation’s average gas price, for regular unleaded, is now about $2.84 per gallon.

The Midwest led the nation in overall regional price declines, where the average cost for gas dipped well over two cents per gallon. Midwest price declines were highest across Ohio, where the average price per gallon plunged over ten cents. Meanwhile, drivers across the Lower Atlantic and Rocky Mountain states were hit with the most noticeable price increases, according to the E.I.A.

The cost of diesel was moderately lower in all regions this week, helping lead the national average cost of diesel down a little more than a half-penny per gallon. The E.I.A. reports the national average cost of diesel is now about $3.22 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

	07/30/18	08/06/18	08/13/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.846	2.852	2.843		-0.009	0.459
East Coast (PADD1)	2.790	2.802	2.803		0.001	0.476
New England (PADD1A)	2.884	2.890	2.882		-0.008	0.504
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.923	2.930	2.927		-0.003	0.473
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.680	2.699	2.703		0.004	0.485
Midwest (PADD2)	2.767	2.773	2.748		-0.025	0.449
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.593	2.590	2.586		-0.004	0.441
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.913	2.924	2.944		0.020	0.518
West Coast (PADD5)	3.349	3.342	3.329		-0.013	0.464
West Coast less California	3.156	3.146	3.132		-0.014	0.523

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	07/30/18	08/06/18	08/13/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.226	3.223	3.217		-0.006	0.619
East Coast (PADD1)	3.223	3.222	3.219		-0.003	0.595
New England (PADD1A)	3.274	3.271	3.265		-0.006	0.640
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.390	3.393	3.387		-0.006	0.626
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.096	3.093	3.091		-0.002	0.564
Midwest (PADD2)	3.156	3.151	3.139		-0.012	0.569
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.997	2.995	2.990		-0.005	0.580
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.361	3.361	3.358		-0.003	0.658
West Coast (PADD5)	3.720	3.717	3.714		-0.003	0.837
West Coast less California	3.437	3.432	3.425		-0.007	0.637
California	3.945	3.943	3.942		-0.001	0.993

*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 inched their way upward during the past week, but many drivers may not notice much change in the price at the pump. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded went up less than a penny per gallon, and the average U.S. gas price remains the same at about $2.85 per gallon.

Prices were fairly flat in many regions. However, drivers on the East Coast and in the Rocky Mountains were hit with about a penny per gallon price hike, and drivers across the Lower Atlantic region paid about two cents extra at  the pump this week, according to the E.I.A. Prices dipped by about a penny per gallon on the West Coast.

The cost of diesel was primarily flat for truckers in most regions, although the E.I.A. reported that prices fell marginally in nearly every region. The price movement was hardly enough to change the national average cost of a gallon of diesel, which remains about $3.23.

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

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	07/23/18	07/30/18	08/06/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.831	2.846	2.852		0.006	0.474
East Coast (PADD1)	2.776	2.790	2.802		0.012	0.466
New England (PADD1A)	2.875	2.884	2.890		0.006	0.506
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.907	2.923	2.930		0.007	0.460
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.668	2.680	2.699		0.019	0.478
Midwest (PADD2)	2.739	2.767	2.773		0.006	0.489
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.573	2.593	2.590		-0.003	0.436
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.934	2.913	2.924		0.011	0.534
West Coast (PADD5)	3.358	3.349	3.342		-0.007	0.500
West Coast less California	3.165	3.156	3.146		-0.010	0.558

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	07/23/18	07/30/18	08/06/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.220	3.226	3.223		-0.003	0.642
East Coast (PADD1)	3.217	3.223	3.222		-0.001	0.609
New England (PADD1A)	3.269	3.274	3.271		-0.003	0.653
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.389	3.390	3.393		0.003	0.642
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.087	3.096	3.093		-0.003	0.579
Midwest (PADD2)	3.142	3.156	3.151		-0.005	0.608
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.993	2.997	2.995		-0.002	0.585
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.369	3.361	3.361		0.000	0.688
West Coast (PADD5)	3.718	3.720	3.717		-0.003	0.869
West Coast less California	3.436	3.437	3.432		-0.005	0.685
California	3.943	3.945	3.943		-0.002	1.013

*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 week in which drivers were given a little break at the pump, gas prices reversed course this week and took a little back. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the average price for a gallon of gas went up nearly two cents per gallon to about $2.85.

Prices went up in most regions, although drivers across the Rocky Mountains and the West Coast enjoyed a price break. Elsewhere, price increases ranged from just over a penny per gallon to about two cents per gallon. For drivers across the Midwest, used to volatile price changes, this week’s E.I.A. survey shows prices jumped nearly three cents per gallon, the highest regional price increase in the U.S.

The cost of diesel went up slightly for truckers in most regions, although prices dipped slightly across the Rocky Mountains. For most truckers, the E.I.A. reports the average cost for a gallon of diesel ticked upward nearly a penny per gallon to about $3.23.

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

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	07/16/18	07/23/18	07/30/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.865	2.831	2.846		0.015	0.494
East Coast (PADD1)	2.801	2.776	2.790		0.014	0.484
New England (PADD1A)	2.888	2.875	2.884		0.009	0.527
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.932	2.907	2.923		0.016	0.506
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.697	2.668	2.680		0.012	0.473
Midwest (PADD2)	2.796	2.739	2.767		0.028	0.491
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.602	2.573	2.593		0.020	0.510
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.955	2.934	2.913		-0.021	0.570
West Coast (PADD5)	3.378	3.358	3.349		-0.009	0.516
West Coast less California	3.185	3.165	3.156		-0.009	0.577

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	07/16/18	07/23/18	07/30/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.239	3.220	3.226		0.006	0.695
East Coast (PADD1)	3.236	3.217	3.223		0.006	0.657
New England (PADD1A)	3.283	3.269	3.274		0.005	0.684
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.405	3.389	3.390		0.001	0.684
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.108	3.087	3.096		0.009	0.634
Midwest (PADD2)	3.171	3.142	3.156		0.014	0.670
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	3.004	2.993	2.997		0.004	0.638
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.370	3.369	3.361		-0.008	0.746
West Coast (PADD5)	3.741	3.718	3.720		0.002	0.904
West Coast less California	3.456	3.436	3.437		0.001	0.733
California	3.968	3.943	3.945		0.002	1.038

*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 took a turn lower during the past week, according to the latest weekly price survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The E.I.A. report shows the nation’s average gas price fell to $2.83 per gallon, a drop of over three cents per gallon from the previous week.

Prices fell across all regions, and ranged widely, from an average drop of about a penny per gallon across New England, to a healthy six cent price decline, on average, across the Midwest. Most regions had price drops between two and three cents per gallon.

The cost of diesel fuel went down for truckers in all regions this week, according to the E.I.A. The national average price of diesel fell by about two cents to $3.22 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

	07/09/18	07/16/18	07/23/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.857	2.865	2.831		-0.034	0.519
East Coast (PADD1)	2.781	2.801	2.776		-0.025	0.512
New England (PADD1A)	2.889	2.888	2.875		-0.013	0.559
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.928	2.932	2.907		-0.025	0.516
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.660	2.697	2.668		-0.029	0.514
Midwest (PADD2)	2.781	2.796	2.739		-0.057	0.526
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.619	2.602	2.573		-0.029	0.505
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.966	2.955	2.934		-0.021	0.593
West Coast (PADD5)	3.394	3.378	3.358		-0.020	0.551
West Coast less California	3.201	3.185	3.165		-0.020	0.589

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	07/09/18	07/16/18	07/23/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.243	3.239	3.220		-0.019	0.713
East Coast (PADD1)	3.238	3.236	3.217		-0.019	0.671
New England (PADD1A)	3.279	3.283	3.269		-0.014	0.695
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.405	3.405	3.389		-0.016	0.704
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.112	3.108	3.087		-0.021	0.646
Midwest (PADD2)	3.176	3.171	3.142		-0.029	0.690
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	3.004	3.004	2.993		-0.011	0.651
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.370	3.370	3.369		-0.001	0.771
West Coast (PADD5)	3.749	3.741	3.718		-0.023	0.930
West Coast less California	3.471	3.456	3.436		-0.020	0.758
California	3.970	3.968	3.943		-0.025	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 – The cost of gassing up kept going up during the past week, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The E.I.A.’s weekly fuel price survey shows the cost of a gallon of regular unleaded gas notched upward about a penny per gallon to near $2.87.

Prices were mixed from region to region, with the cost of gas remaining fairly static in the New England states. Drivers across the Rocky Mountains and West Coast enjoyed a mild dip in prices. But costs drove upward a dramatic four cents per gallon across the Lower Atlantic, where summer tourism is peaking across Florida, which is in the Lower Atlantic survey region.

The cost of diesel fuel went down slightly for many truckers, according to the E.I.A. Nationally, the price remained at $3.24 per gallon, with only a four-tenths of a penny decline in prices. Prices slipped downward at a faster pace across the Rocky Mountains and the West Coast.

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

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	07/02/18	07/09/18	07/16/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.844	2.857	2.865		0.008	0.587
East Coast (PADD1)	2.769	2.781	2.801		0.020	0.587
New England (PADD1A)	2.882	2.889	2.888		-0.001	0.617
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.909	2.928	2.932		0.004	0.581
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.652	2.660	2.697		0.037	0.602
Midwest (PADD2)	2.762	2.781	2.796		0.015	0.615
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.604	2.619	2.602		-0.017	0.574
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.968	2.966	2.955		-0.011	0.626
West Coast (PADD5)	3.393	3.394	3.378		-0.016	0.571
West Coast less California	3.206	3.201	3.185		-0.016	0.597

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	07/02/18	07/09/18	07/16/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.236	3.243	3.239		-0.004	0.748
East Coast (PADD1)	3.226	3.238	3.236		-0.002	0.704
New England (PADD1A)	3.282	3.279	3.283		0.004	0.710
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.390	3.405	3.405		0.000	0.727
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.102	3.112	3.108		-0.004	0.688
Midwest (PADD2)	3.171	3.176	3.171		-0.005	0.733
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	3.002	3.004	3.004		0.000	0.680
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.358	3.370	3.370		0.000	0.783
West Coast (PADD5)	3.746	3.749	3.741		-0.008	0.970
West Coast less California	3.475	3.471	3.456		-0.015	0.800
California	3.960	3.970	3.968		-0.002	1.103

*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 gas prices continued ticking upward during the past week, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The E.I.A.’s weekly fuel price survey shows the cost of a gallon of regular unleaded is now about $2.86 nationwide, an increase of over a penny since last week’s report.

Prices went up in nearly all regions, remaining largely static across the Rocky Mountain states. Elsewhere, prices went up anywhere from a penny to two cents per gallon.

Diesel fuel prices moved up only slightly, according to this week’s survey report, though most truckers are not likely to notice the change. The average cost of a gallon of diesel increased just over a half penny per gallon, keeping the nationwide average at about $3.24, according to the E.I.A.

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

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	06/25/18	07/02/18	07/09/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.833	2.844	2.857		0.013	0.560
East Coast (PADD1)	2.761	2.769	2.781		0.012	0.559
New England (PADD1A)	2.875	2.882	2.889		0.007	0.607
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.904	2.909	2.928		0.019	0.572
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.640	2.652	2.660		0.008	0.556
Midwest (PADD2)	2.718	2.762	2.781		0.019	0.556
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.615	2.604	2.619		0.015	0.587
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.960	2.968	2.966		-0.002	0.625
West Coast (PADD5)	3.409	3.393	3.394		0.001	0.575
West Coast less California	3.219	3.206	3.201		-0.005	0.605

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	06/25/18	07/02/18	07/09/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.216	3.236	3.243		0.007	0.762
East Coast (PADD1)	3.215	3.226	3.238		0.012	0.715
New England (PADD1A)	3.281	3.282	3.279		-0.003	0.701
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.380	3.390	3.405		0.015	0.733
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.086	3.102	3.112		0.010	0.705
Midwest (PADD2)	3.143	3.171	3.176		0.005	0.755
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.978	3.002	3.004		0.002	0.693
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.321	3.358	3.370		0.012	0.786
West Coast (PADD5)	3.735	3.746	3.749		0.003	0.978
West Coast less California	3.453	3.475	3.471		-0.004	0.818
California	3.959	3.960	3.970		0.010	1.103

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