The average price per gallon of diesel gasoline headed up 2 cents to $3.236 per gallon, the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported this week.
This follows a four-week stretch of declines, which saw the national diesel average fall a cumulative 7.2 cents, with declines of 2.8 cents, 2.2 cents, 1.9 cents, and 0.3 cents, respectively.
Prior to this four-week stretch of declines, the average price per gallon rose a cumulative 27.8 cents. Despite these declines, the diesel average has remained above the $3 per gallon mark since the week of March 26, when it was at $3.01 per gallon.
Even with this decline, the national diesel average is up 76.4 cents compared to the same week last year.
West Texas Intermediate crude oil is currently trading at $68.08 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.