Diesel Rises for First Time in 12 Weeks; Gas Sees Biggest Increase Since July
Diesel’s price increased for the first time in 12 weeks, gaining 2.2 cents to $3.844 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Nov. 25.
Despite the upturn, trucking’s main fuel is 19 cents below the same week last year, DOE said after its weekly survey of filling stations.
The price had fallen in nine of the past 11 weeks, holding steady in the two other weeks.
Gasoline, meanwhile, took its biggest increase since July, gaining 7.4 cents to $3.293 a gallon.
Gas has increased almost a dime in the past two weeks, although the price has dropped about 30 cents since Labor Day.
Before the increase, trucking’s main fuel had dropped about 16 cents since early September.
The diesel price rose by 3.5 cents in the Midwest, to $3.825 a gallon, the biggest regional increase.
The West Coast ‘s price was flat at $3.954, although that was the highest price of DOE’s five regions.
Each week, DOE surveys about 400 diesel filling stations and 800 gasoline stations to compile national average prices.
