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Gasoline prices edged up compared against the week before in every region. Still, the national gasoline average is now about a $1.45 below the price this time last year. Essentially unchanged, diesel fuel is now $1.92 below this time last year.
[Click here for the latest average gas prices on Consumer Reports Online.]
National retail fuel price averages
| Price | Change from last week |
| Regular gasoline/gallon | $2.06 | ↑.01 |
| Diesel fuel/gallon | $2.22 | 0 |
Regional regular gasoline prices
| Price | Change from last week |
| East Coast | $2.04 | ↑ .01 |
| -New England | $2.05 | ↑ .04 |
| -Central Atlantic | $2.06 | ↑ .02 |
| -Lower Atlantic | $2.03 | 0 |
| Midwest | $2.01 | 0 |
| Gulf Coast | $1.97 | ↑ .01 |
| Rocky Mountain | $2.05 | ↑ .04 |
| West Coast | $2.28 | 0 |
| -California | $2.34 | 0 |
Source: Energy Information Administration, 4/20/09. 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.
—Aaron Bailey
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