The Energy Information Administration’s October 27 survey, for the week ending October 26, splits the fuel bill. U.S. regular gasoline averaged $4.269 a gallon, down 1.5 cents from $4.284. On-highway diesel rose 7.6 cents, to $6.352.
Ohio regular gasoline rose 33.1 cents on the week, to $4.380, and Colorado rose 18.4 cents, to $4.458. Chicago rose 19.2 cents to $4.897 and Cleveland 22.6 cents to $4.316. The Midwest average rose 12.4 cents to $4.269, while the Gulf Coast fell 8.2 cents to $3.702 and Texas fell 7.2 cents to $3.632. EIA lists no separate Alabama price and gives no cause.
Diesel also rose 12.8 cents in the Midwest, to $6.480. Higher diesel can lift trucking and farm costs, but no grocery change was announced. This updates the October 19 survey: gasoline eased again nationally, diesel rose again, and the weekly jumps in Ohio and Colorado were larger than in that earlier week.
Could the national gasoline dip lower your fuel bill? Not necessarily. The U.S. average fell 1.5 cents, but Ohio and Colorado rose sharply, and diesel increased to $6.352 a gallon.