U.S. Average Gasoline and Diesel Prices Moving Up.

The U.S. average price for regular gasoline increased about three cents to $2.75 per gallon, $0.25 higher than a year ago. The average on the East Coast moved up two cents to $2.67 per gallon. The largest increase occurred in the Midwest where the average went up nearly four cents to $2.74 per gallon. The Gulf Coast increased less than four cents to $2.59 per gallon. The average in the Rocky Mountains was essentially unchanged at $2.75 per gallon. On the West Coast, the average rose a penny to $3.07 per gallon. Inching up a fraction of a cent, the average in California was virtually unchanged at $3.13 per gallon.

For the first time since the week of June 21, the national average price for diesel fuel increased, moving up two cents to $2.92 per gallon, $0.39 above last year. Average prices on the East Coast and the Gulf Coast increased about two cents to $2.93 per gallon and $2.88 per gallon, respectively. The largest increase took place in the Midwest where the price climbed two and half cents to $2.89 per gallon. Prices in the Rocky Mountains and on the West Coast went up nearly two cents to $2.92 per gallon and $3.06 per gallon, respectively. The average in California raised a penny to $3.13 per gallon.

Text by U.S Energy Information Administration.