DOE Number Climbs 33.8 Cents to $5.134/Gal

The EIA weekly on-highway diesel price came in at $5.134/gal for the week of July 20, up 33.8 cents on the week. At the stated 6.5 mpg reference, that is 79.0 cents a mile of fuel, and the week's move adds about $26.00 to the fuel cost of a 500-mile haul.

Following a 21.8-cent jump the prior week, the index now sits 35% above its 5-year median according to EIA's weekly on-highway diesel price survey.

Other notable moves from EIA's weekly on-highway diesel price survey, week of July 20:

• Gulf Coast (PADD 3) posted the largest week-over-week percentage gain among all surveyed regions at $4.942/gal, the lowest absolute price on the board, 42% above its 5-year median.
• Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) came in at $5.107/gal, second-steepest weekly percentage gain in the survey, 35% above its 5-year median.
• Midwest (PADD 2) reached $4.988/gal, up 7% on the week and 34% above its 5-year median.
• Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) came in at $4.935/gal, also up 7% on the week, 31% above its 5-year median.
• California hit $6.471/gal, 33% above its 5-year median. The West Coast (PADD 5) overall sits at $5.877/gal, paying 93.5 cents/gal over the Gulf Coast (PADD 3) in the standing West-vs-Gulf spread.

On the wholesale layer: Gulf Coast ULSD spot closed at $4.039/gal on July 20, per EIA's daily spot series. The US pump sits $1.095/gal over that hub, a gap that includes fuel taxes and the full distribution layer. That figure is a retail-layer proxy, not a station margin. New York Harbor ULSD spot closed at $4.118/gal the same day.