Diesel Rises 0.1¢ to $2.229 a Gallon
Diesel rose by less than a penny in its fourth straight increase, gaining 0.1 cent to $2.229 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
The increase left trucking’s main fuel $1.83 below the same week last year, according to DOE figures.
The uptick followed last week’s 0.7-cent increase and a 13.1-cent jump two weeks ago that was the biggest since Memorial Day, when diesel spiked 22.6 cents on its run toward the $4.764 record set in last July.
Monday’s upturn was seventh increase in the past 37 weeks, and diesel has gained 21.2 cents in the past month.
Gasoline, meanwhile, rose 1.4 cents to $2.051 after dipping 0.9 cent a week ago, DOE said following its weekly filling-station surveys.
The increase was the 11th in 15 weeks this year. It left gas $1.338 below the same week last year and $2.063 below the record $4.114 set last July 7.
Each week, DOE surveys about 350 diesel filling stations to compile a national snapshot average price.
