National diesel average falls 6.2 cents, to $4.185, reports EIA

The national average price per gallon of diesel gasoline saw another decline, for the week of March 20, according to data issued this week by the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA).

The national average decreased 6.2 cents, to $4.185, following a 3.5-cent decline, to $4.247, for the week of March 13. This was preceded by a 1.2-cent decrease, to $4.282, for the week of March 6, an 8.2-cent decline, to $4.294, for the week of February 27 and another 8.2-cent decrease, to $4.376, for the week of February 20, and a 9.5-cent decrease to, $4.444 per gallon, for the week of February 13. Those declines were preceded by a 1.8-cent increase, to $4.622 per gallon, for the week of January 30 and an 8.0-cent increase, to $4.604, for the week of January 23, with a 2.5-cent decline, to $4.524, for the week of January 16.  

The national average has fallen a cumulative $1.128 going back to the week of November 14, seeing decreases in 16 weeks over that 19-week period.

Compared to the same week a year ago, this week’s diesel average is down $0.049, an improvement over the $1.003 difference from a week ago. WTI crude oil is currently trading at $68.90 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.