June 24, 2024 5:23 PM, EDT

Diesel Price Rises 3.4¢ in Second Straight Increase

Cost of a Gallon Climbs to $3.769

The only EIA regions that saw the price of a gallon of diesel decline were the Central Atlantic and California, at two-tenths of a cent each. (Associated Press)

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The national average diesel price edged up for the second consecutive week, a 3.4-cent bump to $3.769, according to Energy Information Administration data released June 24.

Highlights

Diesel’s average price has climbed 11.1 cents a gallon the past two weeks after dropping each week since April 15.
A gallon of diesel now costs 3.2 cents less on average than it did at this time in 2023.
The average price of diesel rose in eight of the 10 regions in EIA’s weekly survey, the exceptions being matching dips of two-tenths of a cent in the Central Atlantic and in California.
The average price for a gallon of gasoline ticked up three-tenths of a cent to $3.438. That's 13.3 cents less than it cost at this time a year ago.