Retail price of no 2 diesel in California (USD/gal) - United States - EIA - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: Retail diesel prices (US)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In California, the retail price of no 2 diesel stood at 8.08 USD/gal on 2 November 2026, compared to 8.15 on 26 October 2026. This constitutes a decrease of 0.97 percent.
Sample. There are 1,636 observations overall in the weekly time series shown in the graph above. The series covers the period going from July 1995 to November 2026.
History. Have a look at some descriptive statistics computed on the full sample: the retail price had a mean of 3.19 USD/gal; it peaked at 8.25 USD/gal on 21 September 2026; it reached its lowest level of 1.10 USD/gal on 22 February 1999.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD/gal |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | 8.24200 |
| 2026-10-26 | 8.15500 |
| 2026-11-02 | 8.07600 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Retail price of no 2 diesel in California |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Price |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Unit | USD/gal |
| Source | U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) |
| Source type | Government agency |
| Data licence | Public domain |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LW1 |
Series in the same data set
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No 2 diesel
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail price of no 2 diesel (USD/gal) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1703 | 1994-03-21 | 2026-11-02 |
| Retail price of no 2 diesel in California (USD/gal) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1636 | 1995-07-03 | 2026-11-02 |
| Retail price of no 2 diesel in East Coast district (USD/gal) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1703 | 1994-03-21 | 2026-11-02 |
| Retail price of no 2 diesel in Gulf Coast district (USD/gal) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1703 | 1994-03-21 | 2026-11-02 |
| Retail price of no 2 diesel in Midwest district (USD/gal) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1703 | 1994-03-21 | 2026-11-02 |
| Retail price of no 2 diesel in Rocky Mountain district (USD/gal) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1703 | 1994-03-21 | 2026-11-02 |
| Retail price of no 2 diesel in West Coast district (USD/gal) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1703 | 1994-03-21 | 2026-11-02 |
| Retail price of no 2 diesel in West Coast district except California (USD/gal) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 778 | 2011-12-12 | 2026-11-02 |
Low-sulfur no 2 diesel (0-15)
Low-sulfur no 2 diesel (15-500)
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail price of low-sulfur no 2 diesel (15-500 ppm) (USD/gal) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 96 | 2007-02-05 | 2008-12-01 |