U.S. Diesel Price
Recent values
| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | $6.28 | +0.10 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $6.18 | -0.02 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $6.20 | -0.18 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $6.38 | -0.15 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $6.53 | +0.24 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $6.29 | +0.32 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | $5.97 | +0.37 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $5.60 | -0.05 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $5.65 | +0.20 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $5.45 | +0.20 |
This is the U.S. average retail price of on-highway diesel, the headline number the EIA publishes every Monday. It is the pump price a truck pays nationwide, averaged across all regions, and it sets the reference point most freight and fuel contracts move against.
For a fuel jobber or a c-store, the retail average matters less as a buy price than as a benchmark: the gap between this number and wholesale diesel is where the margin lives. When retail holds while wholesale slips, street margins widen; when retail lags a wholesale spike, they compress.
Frequently asked
What is the current U.S. diesel price?
The figure at the top of this page is the latest EIA national average retail price for on-highway diesel, in dollars per gallon, with the date it was published.
Why don't diesel prices fall as fast as crude oil drops?
Retail diesel includes refining margins, distribution costs, and federal plus state taxes on top of the crude input. Those layers do not move with every swing in a crude quote, so the pump price lags both up and down.
How often is the U.S. diesel price updated?
The EIA releases the national and regional retail diesel averages once a week, on Monday afternoon (Tuesday after a Monday holiday).