EIA: U.S. Retail Diesel Down 9.1cts on Wk, Off 9-Wk High


   
Barani Krishnan
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) -- U.S. pump prices for diesel fell 9.1cts to $5.257 
gallon during the week ended August 10, Energy Information Administration data 
showed Tuesday (8/11). The national average for diesel still stands $1.503 
above year-ago levels, despite retreating from a nine-week high hit in the 
prior week.

   In the latest week, the Lower Atlantic region posted the largest decline, 
falling 13.4cts to $5.034 gallon, up $1.368 from year-ago levels. East Coast 
diesel prices registered the second-largest dip, dropping 10.6cts to settle at 
$5.193 gallon.

   Prices across California and the broader West Coast region both slid 9.8cts 
and 9.7cts to $6.618 gallon and $6.033 gallon, respectively. The Rocky Mountain 
region recorded the smallest weekly decline across the country, slipping just 
1.4cts to $5.271 gallon.

    




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