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Gas prices are down across the country compared to the week before. The national gasoline average is 32 cents above the price this time last year and about 5 cents below last week's price. Premium gasoline is now averaging $4.11. Diesel fuel is about 30 cents above this time last year.
[Click here for the latest average gas prices on Consumer Reports Online.]
See our guide to fuel economy for advice on saving gasoline, including reports on how to get the best gas mileage and where to find the cheapest gas. Learn about future technologies in our in our guide to alternative fuels.
| National regular gasoline prices | Price | Change from last week |
| Regular gasoline/gallon | $3.88 | ↓ .03 |
| Diesel fuel/gallon | $4.09 | ↓ .05 |
| Regional regular gasoline prices | ||
| East Coast | $3.88 | ↓ .05 |
| --New England | $3.99 | ↓ .04 |
| --Central Atlantic | $3.95 | ↓ .05 |
| --Lower Atlantic | $3.79 | ↓ .06 |
| Midwest | $3.89 | ↓ .08 |
| Gulf Coast | $3.66 | ↓ .06 |
| Rocky Mountain | $3.77 | ↑ .00 |
| West Coast | $4.07 | ↓ .01 |
| --California | $4.16 | ↓ .00 |
Source: Energy Information Administration, 9/24/12. Figures rounded to the nearest cent.
—Liza Barth
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