Fuel · Weekly

California

Average retail price of on-highway diesel fuel in California, surveyed weekly.

Dollars per gallon Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration California. A retail pump average including taxes, surveyed every Monday. Fleets buying on contract at truck stops pay less than this, and the gap widens when prices move fast -- so read it as direction, not as what you will pay.
Latest $6.785 17 August 2026

Change, one period 2.52%
Change, one year 39.29%
Observations 1625
Covers Jul 1995 – Aug 2026

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What this does not measure

A retail pump average including taxes, surveyed every Monday. Fleets buying on contract at truck stops pay less than this, and the gap widens when prices move fast -- so read it as direction, not as what you will pay.

Recent observations
PeriodValue
17 Aug 2026 6.785
10 Aug 2026 6.618
3 Aug 2026 6.716
27 Jul 2026 6.670
20 Jul 2026 6.471
13 Jul 2026 6.126
6 Jul 2026 6.073
29 Jun 2026 6.180
22 Jun 2026 6.468
15 Jun 2026 6.713
8 Jun 2026 6.940
1 Jun 2026 7.051
25 May 2026 7.182
18 May 2026 7.222
11 May 2026 7.321
4 May 2026 7.360
27 Apr 2026 7.228
20 Apr 2026 7.325
13 Apr 2026 7.559
6 Apr 2026 7.567
30 Mar 2026 7.219
23 Mar 2026 6.870
16 Mar 2026 6.428
9 Mar 2026 6.096
2 Mar 2026 4.990
23 Feb 2026 4.944
16 Feb 2026 4.860
9 Feb 2026 4.845
2 Feb 2026 4.830
26 Jan 2026 4.712
19 Jan 2026 4.658
12 Jan 2026 4.613
5 Jan 2026 4.641
29 Dec 2025 4.660
22 Dec 2025 4.711
15 Dec 2025 4.781
8 Dec 2025 4.862
1 Dec 2025 4.919
24 Nov 2025 4.983
17 Nov 2025 4.996
10 Nov 2025 4.988
3 Nov 2025 4.933
27 Oct 2025 4.934
20 Oct 2025 4.898
13 Oct 2025 4.940
6 Oct 2025 4.971
29 Sep 2025 4.981
22 Sep 2025 4.985
15 Sep 2025 4.971
8 Sep 2025 4.958
1 Sep 2025 4.914
25 Aug 2025 4.873
18 Aug 2025 4.871
11 Aug 2025 4.889
4 Aug 2025 4.946
28 Jul 2025 4.957
21 Jul 2025 4.963
14 Jul 2025 4.932
7 Jul 2025 4.892
30 Jun 2025 4.866
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