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Diesel prices, April 2024

The U.S. average retail diesel price averaged $4.002 a gallon in April 2024, across 5 weekly readings, down $0.020 from the month before and down $0.097 from a year earlier. California averaged the most ($5.239) and Gulf Coast (PADD 3) the least ($3.701).

U.S. monthly average
$4.002
range $3.947 to $4.061
From prior month
−0.020
dollars per gallon
From a year earlier
−0.097
dollars per gallon

Weekly prices by region

RegionApr 1Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29Averagevs. prior monthvs. year earlier
U.S. average$3.996$4.061$4.015$3.992$3.947$4.002−0.020−0.097
East Coast (PADD 1)$4.083$4.118$4.068$4.047$4.025$4.068−0.063−0.126
New England (PADD 1A)$4.305$4.305$4.311$4.326$4.309$4.311+0.010−0.242
Central Atlantic (PADD 1B)$4.271$4.272$4.241$4.255$4.234$4.255−0.049−0.230
Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C)$3.990$4.042$3.979$3.941$3.919$3.974−0.076−0.074
Midwest (PADD 2)$3.949$4.011$3.965$3.935$3.882$3.948+0.005−0.035
Gulf Coast (PADD 3)$3.670$3.760$3.710$3.707$3.657$3.701−0.023−0.166
Rocky Mountain (PADD 4)$3.949$4.008$3.956$3.883$3.787$3.917−0.071−0.201
West Coast (PADD 5)$4.651$4.723$4.702$4.661$4.625$4.672+0.020−0.030
California$5.221$5.259$5.256$5.244$5.216$5.239+0.023+0.249
West Coast less California$4.147$4.257$4.218$4.154$4.110$4.177+0.017−0.274

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Weekly Retail On-Highway Diesel Prices, all types, dollars per gallon including taxes. Prices are as of each Monday. Monthly averages are simple averages of the weekly prices.

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