Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Prices Fall Over 3 Cents

  • Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Prices Fall Over 3 Cents

    According to the US Energy Information Administration report issued July 8, the U.S. average fuel prices dropped for the first time in three weeks. The price for regular gasoline fell three cents to $2.73 per gallon. The national average was $0.11 higher than last year.

    Regionally, average fuel pricing slipped in all sections of the country. The averages on the East Coast and on the Gulf Coast dropped about three cents each to $2.67 per gallon and $2.58 per gallon, respectively. The largest drop took place in the Midwest where the average slumped more than a nickel to $2.68 per gallon. The average in the Rocky Mountains declined a penny to $2.76 per gallon. The West Coast price slipped half a cent to settle at $3.05 per gallon and the average in California fell a penny to $3.12 per gallon.

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