Diesel Drops for First Time in 7 Weeks
Diesel fell for the first time in almost two months Tuesday, declining 2.7 cents to $2.647 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.
It was the first drop in seven weeks, DOE said. Diesel had gained 17.8 cents in the six weeks through last Monday.
The downturn left trucking’s main fuel $1.412 below the same week last year, DOE said following its weekly survey of filling stations.
Gasoline, meanwhile dropped 2.5 cents to $2.588, marking its fourth straight downturn. Gas has fallen 5.9 cents in the past month and is now $1.06 below the same week last year.
Each week, DOE surveys about 350 diesel filling stations to compile a national snapshot average price.
This week’s survey was released Tuesday because of the Labor Day holiday Monday.
