Average gas prices—November 10, 2008
Gasoline and diesel prices continue to drop from the week before. The national gasoline average is now 88.7 cents below the price this time last year. Diesel fuel has fallen below $3 / gallon, and it is now 48.1 cents below this time last year.
National retail fuel price averages
| Price | Change from last week |
| Regular gasoline/gallon | $2.22 | ↓ .18 |
| Diesel fuel/gallon | $2.94 | ↓ .14 |
Regional regular gasoline prices
| Price | Change from last week |
| East Coast | $2.22 | ↓ .18 |
| -New England | $2.27 | ↓ .18 |
| -Central Atlantic | $2.39 | ↓ .17 |
| -Lower Atlantic | $2.18 | ↓ .19 |
| Midwest | $2.06 | ↓ .18 |
| Gulf Coast | $2.10 | ↓ .13 |
| Rocky Mountain | $2.26 | ↓ .23 |
| West Coast | $2.53 | ↓ .21 |
| -California | $2.56 | ↓ .23 |
Source: Energy Information Administration, 11/10/08. 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.
Posted by: Cale | Nov 14, 2008 12:46:23 PM
I was just looking at historical gas prices for my region (Pacific NW) and was shocked to see that prices today are lower than this time in 2005...three years ago! Amazing!