The average price for a gallon of diesel nationwide fell by 0.1 cent for the week ending July 1, to currently stand at $3.042 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The lack of movement in diesel prices was widespread, with changes of less than a penny in all but two regions of the country. One of those exceptions was the Rocky Mountain region, where diesel prices fell 3.2 cents to stand at $2.998, one of four regions where diesel is now averaging less than $3 per gallon.
Most other regions saw price drops, as well, although they were of little significance. In the Midwest, a drop of two-tenths of a cent left diesel at $2.924, while on the West Coast, California saw a half-cent drop, $3.963. The rest of the West Coast experienced a one-tenth of a cent drop, to $3.205, which brought the overall West Coast average down to $3.628, a three-tenths of a cent drop.
Over on the East Coast, New England and the Lower Atlantic regions saw prices fall one-tenth and one-half of a cent, respectively. But the Central Atlantic was one of only two places where diesel actually rose, by a whopping 1.2 cents, bringing diesel there to $3.270. That was enough to raise the overall East Coast average by a tenth of a cent, to finish the week at $3.08 per gallon.
The Gulf region was the other region that experienced a price increase this week. Prices there climbed six-tenths of a cent to a national low of $2.803 per gallon.
On Monday, Brent crude, the global benchmark, rose 32 cents to settle at $66.75 a barrel. U.S.-based West Texas Intermediate crude rose 23 cents to settle at $50.09 a barrel.
Click here for a complete list of average prices by region for the past three weeks.
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