The
average national price of diesel fuel decreased this week to $1.429
from the previous average of $1.444, according to figures released
by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
The
highest prices in the nation are in California, at $1.599 a gallon;
and on the West Coast, where the average price is $1.558.
Other
average prices: the Central Atlantic region, where the price is
$1.541; in the Rocky Mountain region, where the price is $1.480;
and in New England, where the price is $1.555.
The
lowest average prices are on the Gulf Coast, at $1.368; and in the
Lower Atlantic region, at $1.374.
The
remaining regions' prices per gallon are as follows: the Midwest,
at $1.411; and the East Coast, where the price is $1.432.