The price of diesel may have hit a peak last week, dropping 0.8 cents this week, according to the Department of Energy.
This is the first decline since the end of April.
This week's average diesel price, $2.608, is $2.037 below last year's price during the same week.
The West Coast and Central Atlantic regions saw the highest diesel prices this week, at $2.785 and $2.726, respectively. California experienced prices of $2.785. In the Gulf Coast and Midwest regions, diesel was as low as $2.569 and $2.578, respectively.
Gasoline prices also took a dip this week, falling 4.9 cents to $2.642. The fuel has been on the rise for the last 11 weeks.
Crude oil jumped $2.33, or 3.4 percent, to $71.49 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange Monday, the highest close since June 12, according to Bloomberg.
This is the first decline since the end of April.
This week's average diesel price, $2.608, is $2.037 below last year's price during the same week.
The West Coast and Central Atlantic regions saw the highest diesel prices this week, at $2.785 and $2.726, respectively. California experienced prices of $2.785. In the Gulf Coast and Midwest regions, diesel was as low as $2.569 and $2.578, respectively.
Gasoline prices also took a dip this week, falling 4.9 cents to $2.642. The fuel has been on the rise for the last 11 weeks.
Crude oil jumped $2.33, or 3.4 percent, to $71.49 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange Monday, the highest close since June 12, according to Bloomberg.
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