Diesel Price Rises 3¢ to $2.803; Gas Jumps to Another Record
Diesel fuel’s national average price climbed 3 cents to $2.803 a gallon and gasoline continued to soar, setting an all-time record for the second straight week with an 11.5-cent spike to $3.218, the Department of Energy said Monday.
The diesel gain was the first following four weeks of modest declines, while gas saw its 15th gain in the past 16 weeks.
While diesel has risen 39 cents from its 2007 low of $2.413 set on Jan. 29, gas has spiked more than $1 from its low of this year. Monday’s price is $1.053 per gallon higher than the $2.165 DOE reported on Jan. 29.
Each week, DOE surveys about 350 diesel filling stations to compile a national snapshot average price.
