National diesel average sees a very slight gain, for week of September 22, reports EIA

The national average price per gallon of diesel gasoline remained on an uneven path, with a slight gain, for the week of September 22, after declining the previous week, according to data issued this week by the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA).

With a $0.01-cent increase, the national average came in at $3.749, which was preceded by a 2.7-cent decline, to $3.739, for the week of September 15, a 3.2-cent increase, to $3.7666, for the week of September 8, and a 2.6-cent increase, to $3.734, for the week of September 1, and hitting its highest weekly average since the week of July 28, at $3.805.

The national average fell $0.005, to $3.708, for the week of August 25. Which was preceded by 4.1-cent decline, to $3.713, for the week of August 18, a 4.6-cent decline, to $3.754, for the week of August 11, a 0.005-cent decline, to $3.800, for the week of August 4, and a 0.007-cent decrease, to $3.805, for the week of July 28.

Those four weeks of declines were preceded by a 5.4-cent increase, to $3.812, for the week of July 21, a 1.9-cent increase, to $3.758, for the week of July 14, a 1.2-cent increase, to $3.739, for the week of July 7, and a 4.8-cent decline, to $3.727, for the week of June 30.

On an annual basis, the national average increased 21 cents, in line with annual gains of 21.3 cents and 21.1 cents, respectively, for the weeks of September 15 and September 8. WTI crude is currently trading at $64.36 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, up from $63.82, a week ago at this time.