EIA weekly data
Diesel prices, May 2021
The U.S. average retail diesel price averaged $3.217 a gallon in May 2021, across 5 weekly readings, up $0.087 from the month before and up $0.825 from a year earlier. California averaged the most ($4.024) and Gulf Coast (PADD 3) the least ($2.995).
- U.S. monthly average
- $3.217 range $3.142 to $3.255
- From prior month
- +0.087 dollars per gallon
- From a year earlier
- +0.825 dollars per gallon
Weekly prices by region
| Region | May 3 | May 10 | May 17 | May 24 | May 31 | Average | vs. prior month | vs. year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. average | $3.142 | $3.186 | $3.249 | $3.253 | $3.255 | $3.217 | +0.087 | +0.825 |
| East Coast (PADD 1) | $3.113 | $3.160 | $3.228 | $3.235 | $3.239 | $3.195 | +0.094 | +0.696 |
| New England (PADD 1A) | $3.084 | $3.115 | $3.152 | $3.150 | $3.165 | $3.133 | +0.058 | +0.501 |
| Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) | $3.285 | $3.336 | $3.395 | $3.406 | $3.414 | $3.367 | +0.104 | +0.692 |
| Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) | $3.004 | $3.051 | $3.130 | $3.137 | $3.135 | $3.091 | +0.093 | +0.738 |
| Midwest (PADD 2) | $3.085 | $3.130 | $3.197 | $3.199 | $3.197 | $3.162 | +0.098 | +0.925 |
| Gulf Coast (PADD 3) | $2.924 | $2.968 | $3.029 | $3.029 | $3.027 | $2.995 | +0.070 | +0.821 |
| Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) | $3.250 | $3.307 | $3.361 | $3.362 | $3.377 | $3.331 | +0.082 | +0.980 |
| West Coast (PADD 5) | $3.664 | $3.692 | $3.735 | $3.751 | $3.762 | $3.721 | +0.073 | +0.824 |
| California | $3.983 | $4.008 | $4.029 | $4.047 | $4.055 | $4.024 | +0.044 | +0.842 |
| West Coast less California | $3.282 | $3.313 | $3.383 | $3.395 | $3.410 | $3.357 | +0.106 | +0.805 |