EIA weekly data
Diesel prices, May 2022
The U.S. average retail diesel price averaged $5.571 a gallon in May 2022, across 5 weekly readings, up $0.451 from the month before and up $2.354 from a year earlier. California averaged the most ($6.479) and Gulf Coast (PADD 3) the least ($5.248).
- U.S. monthly average
- $5.571 range $5.509 to $5.623
- From prior month
- +0.451 dollars per gallon
- From a year earlier
- +2.354 dollars per gallon
Weekly prices by region
| Region | May 2 | May 9 | May 16 | May 23 | May 30 | Average | vs. prior month | vs. year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. average | $5.509 | $5.623 | $5.613 | $5.571 | $5.539 | $5.571 | +0.451 | +2.354 |
| East Coast (PADD 1) | $5.701 | $5.907 | $5.944 | $5.905 | $5.848 | $5.861 | +0.687 | +2.666 |
| New England (PADD 1A) | $6.101 | $6.339 | $6.431 | $6.371 | $6.226 | $6.294 | +1.074 | +3.161 |
| Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) | $6.080 | $6.318 | $6.360 | $6.325 | $6.225 | $6.262 | +0.915 | +2.895 |
| Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) | $5.401 | $5.580 | $5.605 | $5.568 | $5.552 | $5.541 | +0.483 | +2.450 |
| Midwest (PADD 2) | $5.329 | $5.386 | $5.346 | $5.293 | $5.247 | $5.320 | +0.384 | +2.158 |
| Gulf Coast (PADD 3) | $5.210 | $5.339 | $5.295 | $5.216 | $5.180 | $5.248 | +0.363 | +2.253 |
| Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) | $5.406 | $5.461 | $5.468 | $5.498 | $5.494 | $5.465 | +0.379 | +2.134 |
| West Coast (PADD 5) | $6.021 | $6.071 | $6.075 | $6.081 | $6.134 | $6.076 | +0.269 | +2.355 |
| California | $6.412 | $6.461 | $6.477 | $6.502 | $6.542 | $6.479 | +0.219 | +2.455 |
| West Coast less California | $5.577 | $5.628 | $5.619 | $5.603 | $5.670 | $5.619 | +0.326 | +2.262 |