Diesel Falls 3.7¢ to $3.791 a Gallon; Gasoline Gains 2.9¢ to $3.258
Diesel fell another 3.7 cents to $3.791 a gallon, its fifth straight decline, while gasoline rose for the first time in six weeks, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.
Gas gained 2.9 cents to $3.258 a gallon, marking its first increase since Nov. 14 and just the second in the past 10 weeks.
Diesel has fallen almost 22 cents in the past five weeks, following 12.3 cents in two consecutive increases prior to that.
Trucking’s main fuel is now 49.7 cents higher than the same week last year, while gas is 20.6 cents more expensive, according DOE figures.
Oil rose to over $101 a barrel on Monday, following more than $6 of increases last week, the first time in two weeks crude has closed over $100, Bloomberg reported.
Each week, DOE surveys about 350 diesel filling stations to compile a national snapshot average price. This week’s prices were released on Tuesday due to the Christmas holiday.
