Price history
Diesel price history chart, 1994 to 2026
US on-highway diesel averaged $6.199 a gallon for the week of Oct 5, 2026, against a record $6.529 for the week of Sep 21, 2026. The chart and tables carry every weekly survey since Mar 21, 1994, for the US and each region.
Data through week of Oct 5, 2026 · source last checked Oct 15, 2026 · page revised Oct 15, 2026
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- US average
About this data
- Source
- EIA Weekly Retail On-Highway Diesel Price survey
- Series
- On-highway retail diesel, No. 2, US and regions, since March 1994
- Basis
- On-highway retail pump, taxed; nominal dollars
- Geography
- United States, PADDs, East Coast subregions and California
- Unit
- $/gal
- Calculation
- Weekly survey, priced as of Monday
- Last observation
- week of Oct 5, 2026
- Update frequency
- Weekly
This week's $6.199 is higher than 99.8% of the 1,699 weekly prices since 1994. The 2026 average so far is $5.040, against $3.660 for all of 2025.
For the week of Oct 5, 2026 the US average was $6.199 a gallon, down 18.3 cents on the week. That is higher than 99.8% of all weeks since 1994; the record is $6.529 (week of Sep 21, 2026).
| Year | Average | Lowest week | Highest week | Average vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (through Oct 5) | $5.040 | $3.459 (Jan 12) | $6.529 (Sep 21) | +138.0 cents |
| 2025 | $3.660 | $3.451 (Jun 2) | $3.868 (Nov 17) | -10.0 cents |
| 2024 | $3.760 | $3.458 (Dec 9) | $4.109 (Feb 12) | -45.4 cents |
| 2023 | $4.214 | $3.767 (Jul 3) | $4.633 (Sep 18) | -77.5 cents |
| 2022 | $4.989 | $3.613 (Jan 3) | $5.810 (Jun 20) | +170.2 cents |
| 2021 | $3.287 | $2.640 (Jan 4) | $3.734 (Nov 15) | +73.6 cents |
| 2020 | $2.551 | $2.372 (Nov 2) | $3.079 (Jan 6) | -50.5 cents |
| 2019 | $3.056 | $2.965 (Jan 21) | $3.171 (May 6) | -12.2 cents |
| 2018 | $3.178 | $2.972 (Mar 19) | $3.394 (Oct 15) | +52.8 cents |
| 2017 | $2.650 | $2.465 (Jun 26) | $2.926 (Nov 27) | +34.6 cents |
| 2016 | $2.304 | $1.980 (Feb 15) | $2.540 (Dec 26) | -40.3 cents |
| 2015 | $2.707 | $2.237 (Dec 28) | $3.137 (Jan 5) | -111.8 cents |
| 2014 | $3.825 | $3.213 (Dec 29) | $4.021 (Mar 10) | -9.7 cents |
| 2013 | $3.922 | $3.817 (Jul 1) | $4.159 (Feb 25) | -4.6 cents |
| 2012 | $3.968 | $3.648 (Jul 2) | $4.150 (Oct 15) | +12.8 cents |
| 2011 | $3.840 | $3.331 (Jan 3) | $4.124 (May 2) | +84.8 cents |
| 2010 | $2.992 | $2.756 (Feb 15) | $3.294 (Dec 27) | +52.4 cents |
| 2009 | $2.467 | $2.017 (Mar 16) | $2.808 (Nov 2) | -133.6 cents |
| 2008 | $3.803 | $2.327 (Dec 29) | $4.764 (Jul 14) | +91.8 cents |
| 2007 | $2.885 | $2.413 (Jan 29) | $3.444 (Nov 26) | +18.0 cents |
| 2006 | $2.705 | $2.442 (Jan 2) | $3.065 (Aug 14) | +30.3 cents |
| 2005 | $2.402 | $1.934 (Jan 10) | $3.157 (Oct 24) | +59.2 cents |
| 2004 | $1.810 | $1.503 (Jan 5) | $2.212 (Oct 25) | +30.1 cents |
| 2003 | $1.509 | $1.420 (Jun 30) | $1.771 (Mar 10) | +19.1 cents |
| 2002 | $1.319 | $1.140 (Jan 21) | $1.491 (Dec 30) | -8.2 cents |
| 2001 | $1.401 | $1.143 (Dec 17) | $1.539 (Jan 29) | -9.0 cents |
| 2000 | $1.491 | $1.307 (Jan 10) | $1.670 (Oct 16) | +37.0 cents |
| 1999 | $1.121 | $0.953 (Feb 22) | $1.304 (Nov 29) | +7.7 cents |
| 1998 | $1.044 | $0.966 (Dec 28) | $1.147 (Jan 5) | -15.4 cents |
| 1997 | $1.198 | $1.145 (Jul 28) | $1.296 (Jan 13) | -3.7 cents |
| 1996 | $1.235 | $1.130 (Feb 5) | $1.329 (Oct 21) | +12.6 cents |
| 1995 | $1.109 | $1.085 (Mar 20) | $1.141 (Dec 25) | -0.5 cents |
| 1994 (from Mar 21) | $1.114 | $1.098 (May 30) | $1.135 (Nov 14) | n/a |
Averages of EIA's weekly US on-highway diesel prices, nominal dollars per gallon. 1994 starts with the series' first week; 2026 runs through the latest survey.
| Area | First week on record | Record high | Record low |
|---|---|---|---|
| US average | Mar 21, 1994 | $6.529 (Sep 21, 2026) | $0.953 (Feb 22, 1999) |
| East Coast | Mar 21, 1994 | $6.268 (Sep 21, 2026) | $0.961 (Feb 22, 1999) |
| New England | May 26, 1997 | $6.517 (Sep 21, 2026) | $1.049 (Mar 1, 1999) |
| Central Atlantic | May 26, 1997 | $6.546 (Sep 21, 2026) | $1.047 (Feb 15, 1999) |
| Lower Atlantic | May 26, 1997 | $6.139 (Sep 21, 2026) | $0.916 (Feb 22, 1999) |
| Midwest | Mar 21, 1994 | $6.680 (Sep 21, 2026) | $0.930 (Feb 22, 1999) |
| Gulf Coast | Mar 21, 1994 | $6.177 (Sep 21, 2026) | $0.928 (Feb 22, 1999) |
| Rocky Mountain | Mar 21, 1994 | $6.407 (Sep 28, 2026) | $0.982 (Feb 1, 1999) |
| West Coast | Mar 21, 1994 | $7.456 (Sep 21, 2026) | $1.032 (Feb 22, 1999) |
| California | Jul 3, 1995 | $8.246 (Sep 21, 2026) | $1.097 (Feb 22, 1999) |
| Year | US average | East Coast | New England | Central Atlantic | Lower Atlantic | Midwest | Gulf Coast | Rocky Mountain | West Coast | California |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (through Oct 5) | $5.040 | $5.026 | $5.366 | $5.336 | $4.876 | $4.983 | $4.725 | $4.898 | $5.921 | $6.546 |
| 2025 | $3.660 | $3.717 | $3.963 | $3.901 | $3.624 | $3.621 | $3.325 | $3.576 | $4.368 | $4.850 |
| 2024 | $3.760 | $3.842 | $4.065 | $4.046 | $3.744 | $3.696 | $3.457 | $3.702 | $4.415 | $4.931 |
| 2023 | $4.214 | $4.272 | $4.514 | $4.541 | $4.149 | $4.115 | $3.915 | $4.359 | $4.942 | $5.357 |
| 2022 | $4.989 | $5.070 | $5.272 | $5.354 | $4.920 | $4.898 | $4.683 | $4.974 | $5.616 | $6.028 |
| 2021 | $3.287 | $3.272 | $3.228 | $3.431 | $3.174 | $3.214 | $3.040 | $3.399 | $3.854 | $4.164 |
| 2020 | $2.551 | $2.624 | $2.723 | $2.806 | $2.480 | $2.426 | $2.313 | $2.517 | $3.084 | $3.377 |
| 2019 | $3.056 | $3.081 | $3.131 | $3.267 | $2.945 | $2.955 | $2.819 | $3.043 | $3.617 | $3.923 |
| 2018 | $3.178 | $3.190 | $3.237 | $3.361 | $3.061 | $3.110 | $2.960 | $3.222 | $3.644 | $3.874 |
| 2017 | $2.650 | $2.681 | $2.690 | $2.822 | $2.579 | $2.596 | $2.484 | $2.712 | $2.963 | $3.067 |
| 2016 | $2.304 | $2.333 | $2.380 | $2.437 | $2.244 | $2.259 | $2.177 | $2.310 | $2.557 | $2.654 |
| 2015 | $2.707 | $2.791 | $2.892 | $2.927 | $2.668 | $2.640 | $2.576 | $2.674 | $2.898 | $3.015 |
| 2014 | $3.825 | $3.877 | $4.007 | n/a | n/a | $3.806 | n/a | $3.848 | n/a | $4.004 |
| 2013 | $3.922 | $3.947 | $4.079 | $4.010 | $3.876 | $3.903 | $3.835 | $3.876 | $4.051 | $4.126 |
| 2012 | $3.968 | $4.012 | $4.128 | $4.100 | $3.924 | $3.899 | $3.876 | $3.982 | $4.163 | $4.230 |
| 2011 | $3.840 | $3.862 | $3.978 | $3.973 | $3.800 | $3.802 | $3.775 | $3.867 | $3.999 | $4.084 |
| 2010 | $2.992 | $3.007 | $3.085 | $3.112 | $2.954 | $2.964 | $2.938 | $3.026 | $3.119 | $3.157 |
| 2009 | $2.467 | $2.503 | $2.629 | $2.621 | $2.442 | $2.433 | $2.420 | $2.476 | $2.566 | $2.607 |
| 2008 | $3.803 | $3.870 | $4.021 | $3.990 | $3.805 | $3.758 | $3.756 | $3.793 | $3.868 | $3.925 |
| 2007 | $2.885 | $2.878 | $2.979 | $2.965 | $2.831 | $2.862 | $2.823 | $2.981 | $3.042 | $3.094 |
| 2006 | $2.705 | $2.704 | $2.804 | $2.808 | $2.650 | $2.669 | $2.644 | $2.800 | $2.885 | $2.922 |
| 2005 | $2.402 | $2.409 | $2.511 | $2.498 | $2.362 | $2.362 | $2.356 | $2.447 | $2.571 | $2.608 |
| 2004 | $1.810 | $1.808 | $1.924 | n/a | n/a | $1.770 | n/a | $1.866 | n/a | $2.099 |
| 2003 | $1.509 | $1.529 | $1.643 | $1.633 | $1.475 | $1.488 | $1.453 | $1.535 | $1.613 | $1.657 |
| 2002 | $1.319 | $1.322 | $1.403 | $1.403 | $1.280 | $1.305 | $1.280 | $1.343 | $1.407 | $1.450 |
| 2001 | $1.401 | $1.390 | $1.492 | $1.475 | $1.345 | $1.402 | $1.342 | $1.449 | $1.493 | $1.543 |
| 2000 | $1.491 | $1.503 | $1.614 | $1.603 | $1.450 | $1.468 | $1.440 | $1.527 | $1.603 | $1.672 |
| 1999 | $1.121 | $1.107 | $1.168 | $1.186 | $1.068 | $1.101 | $1.084 | $1.176 | $1.255 | $1.348 |
| 1998 | $1.044 | $1.051 | $1.116 | $1.128 | $1.011 | $1.023 | $1.021 | $1.090 | $1.114 | $1.184 |
| 1997 | $1.198 | $1.195 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1.179 | $1.163 | $1.259 | $1.300 | $1.383 |
| 1996 | $1.235 | $1.231 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1.216 | $1.189 | $1.285 | $1.357 | $1.441 |
| 1995 | $1.109 | $1.106 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1.087 | $1.068 | $1.157 | $1.230 | n/a |
| 1994 (from Mar 21) | $1.114 | $1.117 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1.093 | $1.075 | $1.150 | $1.223 | n/a |
n/a where a region's weekly series does not cover the whole year (California starts in 1995, the East Coast subregions in 1997).
- US average
- East Coast
- Midwest
- Gulf Coast
- Rocky Mountain
- West Coast
- California
Monthly averages of EIA's weekly on-highway diesel prices by PADD and California, with the US average, through Sep 2026. Click a name in the legend to hide or show its line. The East Coast subregions are in the tables above and on their region pages.
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Reading 32 years of diesel prices
How to read this history
Each point is one week of EIA's on-highway diesel survey, the figure the trade calls the DOE number: the average taxed pump price of No. 2 diesel, priced as of Monday and posted Tuesday. It is the same series the DOE number page carries for this week, run back to its first week, Mar 21, 1994. The figures are nominal dollars, as EIA publishes them, so a 1990s price and a 2026 price are not adjusted for inflation. EIA redesigned the survey sample effective June 13, 2022 and says estimates on either side of that date are not directly comparable; the chart marks the break.
When the record was set
Three runs set the record in the past two decades: in 2007 the price passed the $3.157 high of Oct 24, 2005 in the week of Nov 5, 2007 and peaked at $4.764 in the week of Jul 14, 2008; in 2022 the price passed the $4.764 high of Jul 14, 2008 in the week of Mar 7, 2022 and peaked at $5.810 in the week of Jun 20, 2022; in 2026 the price passed the $5.810 high of Jun 20, 2022 in the week of Sep 7, 2026 and peaked at $6.529 in the week of Sep 21, 2026. That $6.529 is the highest weekly price on record through the week of Oct 5, 2026. The 2008 average was $3.803 and the 2022 average $4.989. The lowest week on record is $0.953, the week of Feb 22, 1999. The lowest full-year average of the past twenty years was $2.304, in 2016.
How the regions spread apart
In 2000 California's diesel averaged 23.2 cents a gallon more than the Gulf Coast's. In 2025 the gap was 152.5 cents. The West Coast's gap over the Gulf Coast widened from 16.4 cents to 104.3 cents over the same years. The reasons are on the West Coast and California pages, and each region page charts its own line against the US average.
Where this week's figure comes from
The newest point updates with each Tuesday release. For this week's move, the cost per mile it implies and the regional spreads, see the DOE number, current price and cost per mile pages. The CSV below the regional chart carries every week for every area on this page.
Common questions
What is the highest diesel price ever in the US?
$6.529 a gallon, EIA's US on-highway average for the week of Sep 21, 2026, the highest weekly price since the series began in 1994. Prices here are nominal, not adjusted for inflation. For the week of Oct 5, 2026 it was $6.199.
What was the lowest diesel price since 1994?
$0.953 a gallon for the week of Feb 22, 1999, the lowest US weekly average on record (nominal dollars).
How much was diesel in 2008 and 2022?
The US average for 2008 was $3.803 a gallon, peaking at $4.764 the week of Jul 14, 2008. The 2022 average was $4.989, peaking at $5.810 the week of Jun 20, 2022. The table above gives every year.
How far back does weekly diesel price data go?
EIA's weekly on-highway diesel survey begins with the week of Mar 21, 1994 for the US and the five PADDs. California starts with the week of Jul 3, 1995 and the three East Coast subregions with the week of May 26, 1997.
Is this the same number fuel surcharges use?
Yes. Most fuel surcharge schedules peg to this weekly US on-highway average, and some to a regional version of it. The fuel surcharge guide shows the arithmetic.