Diesel Rises 1.6¢ to $3.048
Diesel fuel’s national average pump price rose 1.6 cents to $3.048 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
The increase followed a 6.8-cent jump last week that was the biggest in more than a year, according to DOE figures.
Gasoline, meanwhile, fell 2.4 cents to $2.788 a gallon, erasing most of last week’s 2.5-cent gain, DOE said.
Monday’s gasoline price was 47.8 cents over the same week last year, DOE said.
The latest diesel price left trucking’s main fuel 50.2 cents higher than the same week last year.
Diesel’s all-time record was $3.157 a gallon, set Oct. 24, 2005, following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Each week, DOE surveys about 350 diesel filling stations to compile a national snapshot average price.
