Retail price of no 2 diesel (USD/gal) - United States - EIA - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: Retail diesel prices (US)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, the retail price of no 2 diesel was 6.29 USD/gal on 2 November 2026, compared to 6.35 on 26 October 2026. This marks a reduction of 0.94 percent.
Sample. In this weekly time series, there are a total of 1,703 observations. The series covers the time period stretching from March 1994 to November 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few simple statistics we computed on the full sample: the retail price was equal on average to 2.69 USD/gal; it reached its highest level of 6.53 USD/gal on 21 September 2026; it reached a minimum of 0.95 USD/gal on 22 February 1999.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD/gal |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | 6.27600 |
| 2026-10-26 | 6.35200 |
| 2026-11-02 | 6.29200 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Retail price of no 2 diesel |
| 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 |
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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 |