In the October 27 retail survey, U.S. on-highway diesel averaged $6.352 a gallon on October 26. That was up 7.6 cents from October 19 and $2.634 higher than a year earlier. Regular gasoline averaged $4.269, down 1.5 cents on the week but still $1.234 higher than a year earlier.
The split matters because diesel fuels trucks, farms, and some heating, while gasoline is the fuel most household cars use. A small weekly gasoline decline does not close the year-ago gap, and it did not move in the same direction as diesel. EIA did not announce a freight surcharge or a grocery-price increase with these pump readings. Its next weekly release is scheduled for November 3.
This diesel price replaces the prior survey’s $6.276 national average. It still does not establish what a particular shipper or grocer will charge.
Could the diesel increase raise the gasoline price a driver pays? Not in this survey. National gasoline fell 1.5 cents while diesel rose to $6.352. No freight or grocery increase was announced.