Pump prices are down this week, according to an Energy Information Administration report (link opens a PDF) released today.
Retail regular gasoline prices clocked in at a national average of $3.294 per gallon for Oct. 28, $0.066 below last week's price tag. Midwest prices dropped the most ($0.116), while East Coast prices fell just $0.035.
Compared with a year ago, pump prices are down $0.274.
Source: EIA.gov.
For the same period, average retail diesel prices fell $0.016 for a national average of $3.870 per gallon. On a regional basis, Gulf Coast prices made the deepest $0.017 decrease, while Rocky Mountain prices dipped just $0.010.
Over the past year, diesel prices have dropped $0.160.
Source: EIA.gov
At these latest prices, the West Coast pays the prettiest penny for gasoline ($3.609) and diesel ($4.036). On the other end, the Gulf Coast can guzzle gas for just $3.072 and diesel for $3.783 per gallon.
