The national average slipped, but some drivers paid more. In the October 14 gasoline and diesel update, the Energy Information Administration reported U.S. regular gasoline at $4.331 a gallon on October 12, down 2.3 cents from a week earlier. On-highway diesel averaged $6.179, down 2.0 cents. Prices include taxes. Gasoline was still $1.270 a gallon higher than a year earlier, and diesel was $2.514 higher.
The geography split. Midwest gasoline rose 3.6 cents to $4.145, and Rocky Mountain gasoline rose 2.2 cents to $4.439. Colorado rose 15.5 cents to $4.175. Denver rose 17.4 cents to $4.153, and Chicago rose 6.2 cents to $4.695. California fell 12.3 cents to $6.104, the West Coast fell 8.8 cents to $5.639, and the Gulf Coast fell 6.0 cents to $3.851.
The EIA table does not list Oregon. Rocky Mountain diesel rose 3.5 cents to $6.302 even as the U.S. diesel average fell. The survey does not give a cause for the Colorado or Midwest increases. This weekly retail reading is also separate from September’s CPI.
Does the national dip mean Colorado drivers paid less? No. For October 12, EIA shows Colorado regular gasoline up 15.5 cents on the week, to $4.175, while the U.S. average fell 2.3 cents.