Diesel rose 8.2 cents this week, a jump equal to that of the fuel's decline between Nov. 2 and Dec. 21
This week, diesel gained just as much as it lost in the eight weeks before the holidays.
This week, diesel gained just as much as it lost in the eight weeks before the holidays.
, according to the Department of Energy. Trucking's main fuel landed at a national average of $2.879 this week, its third consecutive weekly jump.

On Dec. 28, diesel saw its first boost in eight weeks, falling a total of 8.2 cents prior to that. Trucking's main fuel had reached as high as $2.808 on Nov. 2, 2009. This week's average is about 56.5 cents higher than the average during the same week last year, when it was at $2.314.

Diesel got as high as $3 in the New England and Central Atlantic regions, where it averaged $3.068 and $3.026, respectively. The Rocky Mountain and Midwest regions saw the lowest prices, at $2.814 and $2.844, respectively.

Gasoline prices also shot up 8.6 cents to a national average of $2.751 this week. This is almost a dollar above the average during the same week last year.

While oil prices were propped up by China's promising economic data, investors cashed in on their profits from its 15-month high, bringing the price down Monday. Oil settled at $82.52 a barrel Monday on the New York Mercantile Exchange, according to reports by the AFP.

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