Fuel · Weekly

National average

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

Dollars per gallon Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration National average. 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 $5.454 17 August 2026

Change, one period 3.75%
Change, one year 46.89%
Observations 1692
Covers Mar 1994 – 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 5.454
10 Aug 2026 5.257
3 Aug 2026 5.348
27 Jul 2026 5.313
20 Jul 2026 5.134
13 Jul 2026 4.796
6 Jul 2026 4.578
29 Jun 2026 4.668
22 Jun 2026 4.832
15 Jun 2026 5.059
8 Jun 2026 5.210
1 Jun 2026 5.350
25 May 2026 5.523
18 May 2026 5.596
11 May 2026 5.639
4 May 2026 5.640
27 Apr 2026 5.351
20 Apr 2026 5.403
13 Apr 2026 5.608
6 Apr 2026 5.643
30 Mar 2026 5.401
23 Mar 2026 5.375
16 Mar 2026 5.071
9 Mar 2026 4.859
2 Mar 2026 3.897
23 Feb 2026 3.809
16 Feb 2026 3.711
9 Feb 2026 3.688
2 Feb 2026 3.681
26 Jan 2026 3.624
19 Jan 2026 3.530
12 Jan 2026 3.459
5 Jan 2026 3.477
29 Dec 2025 3.500
22 Dec 2025 3.544
15 Dec 2025 3.607
8 Dec 2025 3.665
1 Dec 2025 3.758
24 Nov 2025 3.831
17 Nov 2025 3.868
10 Nov 2025 3.837
3 Nov 2025 3.753
27 Oct 2025 3.718
20 Oct 2025 3.620
13 Oct 2025 3.665
6 Oct 2025 3.711
29 Sep 2025 3.754
22 Sep 2025 3.749
15 Sep 2025 3.739
8 Sep 2025 3.766
1 Sep 2025 3.734
25 Aug 2025 3.708
18 Aug 2025 3.713
11 Aug 2025 3.754
4 Aug 2025 3.800
28 Jul 2025 3.805
21 Jul 2025 3.812
14 Jul 2025 3.758
7 Jul 2025 3.739
30 Jun 2025 3.727
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