Diesel Slips 1.3¢ in Second Consecutive Decline
The average price of diesel dropped slightly Monday for the second consecutive week, declining 1.3 cents to $2.634 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.
The decline followed a drop of 2.7 cents last week, which itself came after six straight weeks of increases in which the price gained 17.8 cents, DOE said.
The downturn left trucking’s main fuel $1.389 below the same week last year, DOE said following its weekly survey of filling stations.
Gasoline, meanwhile inched down 1.1 cents to $2.577, marking its fifth straight downturn. Gas is now $1.26 below the same week last year.
Each week, DOE surveys about 350 diesel filling stations to compile a national snapshot average price.
