Diesel price drops, still up 13 cents year over year

Dec 28, 2012

Updated Jan 2, 2013

The average price of diesel in the U.S. dropped to $3.923 a gallon for the week ended Dec. 24, says the Department of Energy — a 2 cent drop from the previous week. However, the price remains 13 cents above the same week in 2011.

For regional trends and more information, see Overdrive sister site CCJ‘s report.

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