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Gas prices are up across the country compared to the week before. The national gasoline average is 28 cents above the price this time last year and about 3 cents above last week's price. Premium gasoline is now averaging $4.15. Diesel fuel is about 30 cents above this time last year.
[Click here for the latest average gas prices on Consumer Reports Online.]
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| National regular gasoline prices | Price | Change from last week |
| Regular gasoline/gallon | $3.88 | ↑ .03 |
| Diesel fuel/gallon | $4.14 | ↑ .00 |
| Regional regular gasoline prices | ||
| East Coast | $3.88 | ↑ .05 |
| --New England | $3.99 | ↑ .07 |
| --Central Atlantic | $3.95 | ↑ .09 |
| --Lower Atlantic | $3.79 | ↓ .02 |
| Midwest | $3.89 | ↓ .03 |
| Gulf Coast | $3.66 | ↓ .01 |
| Rocky Mountain | $3.77 | ↑ .07 |
| West Coast | $4.07 | ↓ .01 |
| --California | $4.16 | ↓ .00 |
Source: Energy Information Administration, 9/17/12. Figures rounded to the nearest cent.
—Jeff Bartlett
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