Average gas prices—November 3, 2008
Yet again, gasoline and diesel prices show a significant 25.6-cent drop from the week before. The national gasoline average is now 61.3 cents below the price this time last year.
National retail fuel price averages
| Price | Change from last week |
| Regular gasoline/gallon | $2.40 | ↓ .26 |
| Diesel fuel/gallon | $3.09 | ↓ .20 |
Regional regular gasoline prices
| Price | Change from last week |
| East Coast | $2.45 | ↓ .24 |
| -New England | $2.45 | ↓ .19 |
| -Central Atlantic | $2.56 | ↓ .21 |
| -Lower Atlantic | $2.37 | ↓ .27 |
| Midwest | $2.24 | ↓ .26 |
| Gulf Coast | $2.23 | ↓ .23 |
| Rocky Mountain | $2.48 | ↓ .28 |
| West Coast | $2.74 | ↓ .31 |
| -California | $2.78 | ↓ .35 |
Source: Energy Information Administration, 11/3/08. 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.
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Posted by: Victoria | Nov 4, 2008 11:01:52 PM
$2.24 in the midwest? I don't know about the rest of the states, but here in KS it's down to $1.97.... I'd like to know why it's dropped so starkly and so quickly... it's lower NOW than when I graduated high school 5 years ago (it was $2.14). I thought that on election day it would jump again, but instead prices dropped another 3 cents!