The average U.S. price for both diesel and gasoline made a small but abrupt about-face this week, according to data tracked by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), though costs for both fuels remain well below the marks set at the same time last year.
The average U.S. price for diesel increased 3.5 cents to $3.683 per gallon this week, while gasoline witnessed a 5.5 cent jump to $3.441 per gallon. Diesel prices increased across all U.S. regions except New England and the Rocky Mountains, where costs dipped only slightly by .03 cents and .025 cents per gallon, respectively.
