Gas prices are mixed this week. The national gasoline average is about flat from this time last week, yet down 22 cents from a year ago. Premium gas is $3.87, shifting a mere one-thousandth from last week. Diesel fuel is about 18 cents lower than this time last year.
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| National regular gasoline prices |
Price |
Change from last week |
| Regular gasoline/gallon |
$3.55 |
0 |
| Diesel fuel/gallon |
$3.91 |
↑ .01 |
| Regional regular gasoline prices |
Price |
Change from last week |
| East Coast |
$3.55 |
0 |
| —New England |
$3.73 |
↓ .01 |
| —Central Atlantic |
$3.62 |
↓ .01 |
| —Lower Atlantic |
$3.45 |
↑ .01 |
| Midwest |
$3.52 |
↑ .02 |
| Gulf Coast |
$3.38 |
↑ .01 |
| Rocky Mountain |
$3.62 |
↓ .02
|
| West Coast |
$3.75 |
↓ .03 |
| —California |
$3.80 |
↓ .03 |
Source: Energy Information Administration, 8/26/13. Figures rounded to the nearest cent.
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