U.S. Diesel Average Up, Led by Jump in Calif.

The price of diesel fuel climbed to new heights last week, amid a frenzy of protests, threatened protests, proposals, counterproposals, promises and caveats.

Fuel Prices

Week of Mar. 13:
sourcepricechange
DOE149.6+0.6
Comdata*146.9+2.6
OPIS self-serve*148.2+2.4
OPIS wholesale*93.3+0.7
*Comdata and OPIS figures are for the week of Mar. 4-10. Click here for more fuel prices.
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But, while users of diesel fuel hope to benefit from the overall furor, it was the sudden run-up of gasoline prices, to an average of $1.566 for regular, according to the federal government’s weekly survey, that grabbed most of the news headlines and governmental attention.



The gasoline price is, on average, 55 cents a gallon higher than it was in March 1999.

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Last week, the national average retail price of diesel fuel, as reported by the Energy Information Administration, was $1.496, up 0.6 cent from the previous record high of $1.49, set a week earlier.

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