EIA weekly data
Diesel prices, August 2020
The U.S. average retail diesel price averaged $2.429 a gallon in August 2020, across 5 weekly readings, down $0.005 from the month before. California averaged the most ($3.263) and Gulf Coast (PADD 3) the least ($2.179).
- U.S. monthly average
- $2.429 range $2.424 to $2.441
- From prior month
- −0.005 dollars per gallon
- From a year earlier
- — dollars per gallon
Weekly prices by region
| Region | Aug 3 | Aug 10 | Aug 17 | Aug 24 | Aug 31 | Average | vs. prior month | vs. year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. average | $2.424 | $2.428 | $2.427 | $2.426 | $2.441 | $2.429 | −0.005 | — |
| East Coast (PADD 1) | $2.517 | $2.514 | $2.508 | $2.506 | $2.519 | $2.513 | −0.011 | — |
| New England (PADD 1A) | $2.631 | $2.633 | $2.627 | $2.620 | $2.622 | $2.627 | −0.013 | — |
| Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) | $2.696 | $2.692 | $2.684 | $2.683 | $2.694 | $2.690 | −0.010 | — |
| Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) | $2.372 | $2.370 | $2.365 | $2.363 | $2.379 | $2.370 | −0.012 | — |
| Midwest (PADD 2) | $2.298 | $2.305 | $2.308 | $2.308 | $2.329 | $2.310 | +0.003 | — |
| Gulf Coast (PADD 3) | $2.175 | $2.183 | $2.177 | $2.174 | $2.188 | $2.179 | −0.017 | — |
| Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) | $2.343 | $2.369 | $2.365 | $2.369 | $2.385 | $2.366 | +0.022 | — |
| West Coast (PADD 5) | $2.955 | $2.955 | $2.958 | $2.960 | $2.972 | $2.960 | +0.004 | — |
| California | $3.253 | $3.256 | $3.264 | $3.265 | $3.276 | $3.263 | +0.009 | — |
| West Coast less California | $2.592 | $2.588 | $2.586 | $2.590 | $2.603 | $2.592 | −0.001 | — |