In its newest brief time period power outlook (STEO), which was launched on January 13, the U.S. Vitality Info Administration (EIA) projected that the U.S. on-highway diesel gas retail value will drop in 2026.
In line with its newest STEO, the EIA sees the diesel value averaging $3.43 per gallon in 2026. In 2025, the U.S. on-highway diesel gas retail value got here in at $3.66 per gallon, the STEO confirmed.
A quarterly breakdown included within the STEO projected that the U.S. diesel value will common $3.50 per gallon within the first quarter of 2026, $3.40 per gallon within the second quarter, and $3.41 per gallon throughout the third and fourth quarters of this yr. The STEO confirmed that, in 2025, the U.S. diesel value got here in at $3.63 per gallon within the first quarter, $3.55 per gallon within the second quarter, $3.76 per gallon within the third quarter, and $3.70 per MMBtu within the fourth quarter.
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In its newest diesel gas replace, which was launched on January 27, the EIA confirmed a rising pattern within the common U.S. on freeway diesel gas value.
In line with this gas replace, the U.S. on-highway diesel gas value averaged $3.459 per gallon on January 12, $3.530 per gallon on January 19, and $3.624 per gallon on January 26. The January 26 value was $0.035 per gallon decrease than the yr in the past value, nonetheless, the EIA gas replace confirmed.
Of the 5 Petroleum Administration for Protection District (PADD) areas highlighted within the EIA’s newest gas replace, the West Coast was proven to have the very best U.S. on-highway diesel gas value as of January 26, at $4.301 per gallon. The Gulf Coast was proven within the replace to have the bottom U.S. on-highway diesel gas value as of January 26, at $3.325 per gallon.
A glossary part of the EIA website notes that the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia are divided into 5 districts, with PADD 1 additional cut up into three subdistricts. PADDs 6 and seven embody U.S. territories, the positioning provides.
AAA, GasBuddy
In line with the AAA Gas Costs web site, the typical diesel value within the U.S. is $3.598 per gallon, as of January 28. Yesterday’s common was $3.593 per gallon, the week in the past common was $3.531 per gallon, the month in the past common was $3.565 per gallon, and the yr in the past common was $3.674 per gallon, the positioning confirmed.
The best recorded common value for diesel within the U.S. was seen on June 19, 2022, at $5.816 per gallon, the AAA Gas Costs web site identified.
In a weblog posted on the GasBuddy web site on January 26, GasBuddy famous that the nationwide common value of diesel “rose 7.8 cents within the final week and stands at $3.543 per gallon”.
“The most typical U.S. diesel value stood at $3.69 per gallon, up 30 cents from final week, adopted by $3.49, $3.39, $3.29, and $3.19, rounding out the highest 5 commonest costs,” GasBuddy acknowledged within the weblog put up.
“The median U.S. diesel value is $3.49 per gallon, up 10 cents from final week and about 5 cents decrease than the nationwide common,” it added.
What Do You Pay For?
The EIA’s newest gas replace, which pegged the diesel retail value at $3.82 per gallon in November 2025, confirmed that 38 % of that complete went in the direction of crude oil prices, 27 % went in the direction of refining prices, 19 % went in the direction of distribution and advertising prices, and 16 % went in the direction of taxes.
A earlier EIA gas replace launched in January 2025, which pegged the diesel value at $3.52 per gallon in November 2024, confirmed that 48 % of that complete went in the direction of crude oil prices, 21 % went in the direction of distribution and advertising prices, 17 % went in the direction of taxes, and 14 % went in the direction of refining prices.
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