National Gasoline and Diesel Price Averages Climbed over the Past Week

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The nation’s average price of gasoline has risen 1.2 cents over the last week and stands at $2.84 per gallon, according to GasBuddy® data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is up 5.4 cents from a month ago and is 24.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel rose 2.9 cents in the last week and stands at $3.614 per gallon.

“The national average price of gasoline only edged slightly higher last week, but nine of the ten largest weekly price movements were increases, led by West Coast states as California begins the transition to summer gasoline,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “Most states saw relatively minor fluctuations, but we’re now starting to see seasonal trends take hold on the West Coast, with those pressures expected to gradually push eastward in the weeks ahead. Even though oil prices slipped slightly last week amid reduced geopolitical risk, strengthening seasonal factors are likely to intensify, potentially driving the national average back above the $3-per-gallon mark, where prices could remain for at least part of the spring.”

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In early Monday trade, a barrel of WTI crude oil was up just 3 cents to $63.58 per barrel, up from $62.35 last Monday. Brent crude oil was also slightly higher in early trade, rising 2 cents to $68.07 per barrel, nearly $2 higher than last week’s $66.33 per barrel fetch. For now, continued talks between the U.S. and Iran are acting as a ceiling on oil prices, which have been stuck between $62 and $65 per barrel in recent weeks.

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The states with the lowest average prices: Oklahoma ($2.27), Mississippi ($2.40), and Arkansas ($2.40).

The states with the highest average prices: California ($4.39), Hawaii ($4.35), and Washington ($3.93).

Biggest weekly changes: California (+8.5¢), Michigan (-8.5¢), Illinois (+7.0¢), Iowa (+6.5¢), Oklahoma (-6.5¢)

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The states with the lowest average diesel prices: Oklahoma ($3.12), Louisiana ($3.15), and Texas ($3.16).

The states with the highest average diesel prices: Hawaii ($5.14), California ($4.97), and Washington ($4.68).

Biggest weekly changes: Utah (+23.4¢), Idaho (+21.0¢), Maine (+13.7¢), Indiana (+11.4¢), Vermont (+10.4¢)

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