Gasoline and diesel prices continue to drop from the week before. The national gasoline average is now more than a dollar cents below the price this time last year—$1.03. Diesel fuel is now 60.1 cents below this time last year.
National retail fuel price averages
| Price | Change from last week |
| Regular gasoline/gallon | $2.07 | ↓ .15 |
| Diesel fuel/gallon | $2.81 | ↓ .14 |
Regional regular gasoline prices
| Price | Change from last week |
| East Coast | $2.11 | ↓ .16 |
| -New England | $2.12 | ↓ .17 |
| -Central Atlantic | $2.21 | ↓ .18 |
| -Lower Atlantic | $2.04 | ↓ .14 |
| Midwest | $1.93 | ↓ .13 |
| Gulf Coast | $1.96 | ↓ .14 |
| Rocky Mountain | $2.03 | ↓ .22 |
| West Coast | $2.36 | ↓ .18 |
| -California | $2.37 | ↓ .18 |
Source: Energy Information Administration, 11/17/08. Figures rounded to the nearest cent.
For more information on saving fuel see our reports on how to get the best gas mileage and where to find the cheapest gas.
