Based on the U.S. Vitality Data Administration’s (EIA) newest quick time period vitality outlook (STEO), which was launched on April 10, the U.S. on-highway diesel gasoline value will common $3.44 per gallon in 2025 and $3.53 per gallon in 2026.
The STEO confirmed that the EIA expects the diesel value to come back in at $3.41 per gallon within the second quarter of this yr, $3.30 per gallon within the third quarter, $3.41 per gallon within the fourth quarter, $3.51 per gallon within the first quarter of 2026, $3.49 per gallon within the second quarter, $3.53 per gallon within the third quarter, and $3.57 per gallon within the fourth quarter of subsequent yr.
In its April STEO, the EIA highlighted that the U.S. on-highway diesel gasoline value averaged $3.63 per gallon within the first quarter of 2025 and $3.76 per gallon general in 2024.
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In its earlier STEO, which was launched again in March, the EIA projected that the U.S. on-highway diesel gasoline value would common $3.62 per gallon in 2025 and $3.74 per gallon in 2026.
That STEO noticed the diesel value averaging $3.63 per gallon within the first quarter of 2025, $3.56 per gallon within the second quarter, $3.61 per gallon within the third quarter, $3.70 per gallon within the fourth quarter, $3.73 per gallon within the first quarter of 2026, $3.72 per gallon within the second quarter, $3.75 per gallon within the third quarter, and $3.76 per gallon within the fourth quarter of subsequent yr.
That STEO additionally highlighted that the U.S. on-highway diesel gasoline value averaged $3.76 per gallon final yr.
In its newest diesel gasoline replace, which was launched on April 15, the EIA confirmed that the U.S. on-highway diesel gasoline value averaged $3.592 per gallon on March 31, $3.639 per gallon on April 7, and $3.579 per gallon on April 14. The April 14 value was $0.436 decrease than the yr in the past common, the EIA’s newest gasoline replace outlined.
Of the 5 Petroleum Administration for Protection District (PADD) areas highlighted within the EIA’s newest gasoline replace, the West Coast was proven to have the best U.S. on-highway diesel gasoline value as of April 14, at $4.281 per gallon. The Gulf Coast was proven to have the bottom U.S. on-highway diesel gasoline value as of April 14, at $3.267 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 break up into three subdistricts. PADDs 6 and seven embody U.S. territories, the positioning provides.
Based on the AAA Gas Costs web site, the typical U.S. diesel value is $3.555 per gallon, as of April 21. Yesterday’s common was $3.570 per gallon, the week in the past common was $3.579 per gallon, the month in the past common was $3.604 per gallon, and the yr in the past common was $4.044 per gallon, the positioning highlighted.
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 website outlined.
The EIA’s newest diesel gasoline replace, which pegged the diesel value at $3.68 per gallon in February 2025, confirmed that 49 p.c of that whole went in the direction of crude oil prices, 19 p.c went in the direction of distribution and advertising and marketing prices, 16 p.c went in the direction of taxes, and one other 16 p.c went in the direction of refining prices.
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