The national average diesel price extended its downward movement, shedding 3.2 cents a gallon to $3.726, according to Energy Information Administration data released June 3.
Highlights
Diesel’s price has dropped for eight consecutive weeks, marking a 33.5-cent falloff since a gallon cost $4.061 on April 8.
A gallon of diesel costs 7.1 cents less on average than it did at this time in 2023.
Diesel’s average price went down in all 10 regions in EIA’s weekly survey, ranging from a high of 4.3 cents in New England to a low of 1.7 cents in California.
With the start of the summer driving season underway, the cost of a gallon of gasoline dropped 6.1 cents to $3.516. That's 2.5 cents less than it was at this time a year ago.