Diesel average sees gains for the fifth consecutive week, reports EIA

Diesel prices continued their upward climb this week, according to data issued by the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA).

With a 2.9-cent increase, the average price per gallon for diesel now stands at $3.133 per gallon, marking the fifth consecutive weekly increase. During this period, the average has seen a cumulative 16.1-cent increase and it has gone up 9.1 cents since the week of April 9.

What’s more, the diesel average has topped the $3 per gallon mark the last five weeks.

Compared to the same week a year ago, the national diesel average is up 41.9 cents, and the average price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil is at $68.73, up $5.72 over last week.