WASHINGTON — The average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel rose one tenth of one cent to $3.074 for the week ending November 18, according to the Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy.
It is the highest price since the week ending September 23 when the price was $3.081.
Prices from the various regions of the country were mixed.
The largest increase was 2.9 cents a gallon in the Rocky Mountain region (Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana).
The largest decrease was in California where the price fell 1.1 cents a gallon.
The price for the week ending November 18 was 20.8 cents a gallon lower than he same week last year.
For a complete list of prices by region for the past three weeks, click here.
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