According to the Energy Information Administration's weekly fuel price data, the price of highway diesel fuel on the week of November 17, 2010, reached a 2-year high of $3.18 per gallon. Back in 2008, the prices for gasoline and diesel fuel rose to record levels in mid-summer, but plummeted by about 50% before the end of the year. Though fuel prices have been up and down several times over the last two years, there is a general upward trend. Diesel prices have been over $3.00 per gallon only one other period since 2008 – in April and May 2010.
Weekly Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Prices, 2008 - 2010
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Week | Gasoline, All Grades | Highway Diesel Fuel | Week | Gasoline, All Grades | Highway Diesel Fuel | Week | Gasoline, All Grades | Highway Diesel Fuel | ||
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Jan 07, 2008 | 3.159 | 3.376 | Jan 05, 2009 | 1.737 | 2.291 | Jan 04, 2010 | 2.718 | 2.797 | ||
Jan 14, 2008 | 3.119 | 3.326 | Jan 12, 2009 | 1.835 | 2.314 | Jan 11, 2010 | 2.804 | 2.879 | ||
Jan 21, 2008 | 3.070 | 3.270 | Jan 19, 2009 | 1.898 | 2.296 | Jan 18, 2010 | 2.793 | 2.870 | ||
Jan 28, 2008 | 3.030 | 3.259 | Jan 26, 2009 | 1.890 | 2.268 | Jan 25, 2010 | 2.760 | 2.833 | ||
Feb 04, 2008 | 3.030 | 3.280 | Feb 02, 2009 | 1.944 | 2.246 | Feb 01, 2010 | 2.717 | 2.781 | ||
Feb 11, 2008 | 3.011 | 3.280 | Feb 09, 2009 | 1.978 | 2.219 | Feb 08, 2010 | 2.707 | 2.769 | ||
Feb 18, 2008 | 3.092 | 3.396 | Feb 16, 2009 | 2.016 | 2.186 | Feb 15, 2010 | 2.664 | 2.756 | ||
Feb 25, 2008 | 3.180 | 3.552 | Feb 23, 2009 | 1.963 | 2.130 | Feb 22, 2010 | 2.709 | 2.832 | ||
Mar 03, 2008 | 3.212 | 3.658 | Mar 02, 2009 | 1.988 | 2.087 | Mar 01, 2010 | 2.756 | 2.861 | ||
Mar 10, 2008 | 3.273 | 3.819 | Mar 09, 2009 | 1.993 | 2.045 | Mar 08, 2010 | 2.804 | 2.904 | ||
Mar 17, 2008 | 3.332 | 3.974 | Mar 16, 2009 | 1.964 | 2.017 | Mar 15, 2010 | 2.841 | 2.924 | ||
Mar 24, 2008 | 3.310 | 3.989 | Mar 23, 2009 | 2.014 | 2.090 | Mar 22, 2010 | 2.870 | 2.946 | ||
Mar 31, 2008 | 3.339 | 3.964 | Mar 30, 2009 | 2.097 | 2.221 | Mar 29, 2010 | 2.851 | 2.939 | ||
Apr 07, 2008 | 3.381 | 3.955 | Apr 06, 2009 | 2.090 | 2.228 | Apr 05, 2010 | 2.877 | 3.015 | ||
Apr 14, 2008 | 3.438 | 4.059 | Apr 13, 2009 | 2.104 | 2.229 | Apr 12, 2010 | 2.909 | 3.069 | ||
Apr 21, 2008 | 3.557 | 4.143 | Apr 20, 2009 | 2.112 | 2.221 | Apr 19, 2010 | 2.911 | 3.074 | ||
Apr 28, 2008 | 3.653 | 4.177 | Apr 27, 2009 | 2.102 | 2.201 | Apr 26, 2010 | 2.901 | 3.078 | ||
May 05, 2008 | 3.663 | 4.149 | May 04, 2009 | 2.129 | 2.185 | May 03, 2010 | 2.950 | 3.122 | ||
May 12, 2008 | 3.771 | 4.331 | May 11, 2009 | 2.290 | 2.216 | May 10, 2010 | 2.958 | 3.127 | ||
May 19, 2008 | 3.840 | 4.497 | May 18, 2009 | 2.360 | 2.231 | May 17, 2010 | 2.918 | 3.094 | ||
May 26, 2008 | 3.986 | 4.723 | May 25, 2009 | 2.485 | 2.274 | May 24, 2010 | 2.842 | 3.021 | ||
Jun 02, 2008 | 4.026 | 4.707 | Jun 01, 2009 | 2.572 | 2.352 | May 31, 2010 | 2.784 | 2.980 | ||
Jun 09, 2008 | 4.090 | 4.692 | Jun 08, 2009 | 2.673 | 2.498 | Jun 07, 2010 | 2.780 | 2.946 | ||
Jun 16, 2008 | 4.134 | 4.692 | Jun 15, 2009 | 2.722 | 2.572 | Jun 14, 2010 | 2.756 | 2.928 | ||
Jun 23, 2008 | 4.131 | 4.648 | Jun 22, 2009 | 2.743 | 2.616 | Jun 21, 2010 | 2.795 | 2.961 | ||
Jun 30, 2008 | 4.146 | 4.645 | Jun 29, 2009 | 2.695 | 2.608 | Jun 28, 2010 | 2.809 | 2.956 | ||
Jul 07, 2008 | 4.165 | 4.727 | Jul 06, 2009 | 2.666 | 2.594 | Jul 05, 2010 | 2.779 | 2.924 | ||
Jul 14, 2008 | 4.164 | 4.764 | Jul 13, 2009 | 2.584 | 2.542 | Jul 12, 2010 | 2.771 | 2.903 | ||
Jul 21, 2008 | 4.118 | 4.718 | Jul 20, 2009 | 2.519 | 2.496 | Jul 19, 2010 | 2.775 | 2.899 | ||
Jul 28, 2008 | 4.010 | 4.603 | Jul 27, 2009 | 2.557 | 2.528 | Jul 26, 2010 | 2.801 | 2.919 | ||
Aug 04, 2008 | 3.935 | 4.502 | Aug 03, 2009 | 2.610 | 2.550 | Aug 02, 2010 | 2.788 | 2.928 | ||
Aug 11, 2008 | 3.864 | 4.353 | Aug 10, 2009 | 2.700 | 2.625 | Aug 09, 2010 | 2.835 | 2.991 | ||
Aug 18, 2008 | 3.794 | 4.207 | Aug 17, 2009 | 2.691 | 2.652 | Aug 16, 2010 | 2.798 | 2.979 | ||
Aug 25, 2008 | 3.738 | 4.145 | Aug 24, 2009 | 2.682 | 2.668 | Aug 23, 2010 | 2.759 | 2.957 | ||
Sep 01, 2008 | 3.733 | 4.121 | Aug 31, 2009 | 2.667 | 2.674 | Aug 30, 2010 | 2.736 | 2.938 | ||
Sep 08, 2008 | 3.701 | 4.059 | Sep 07, 2009 | 2.642 | 2.647 | Sep 06, 2010 | 2.735 | 2.931 | ||
Sep 15, 2008 | 3.887 | 4.023 | Sep 14, 2009 | 2.632 | 2.634 | Sep 13, 2010 | 2.772 | 2.943 | ||
Sep 22, 2008 | 3.772 | 3.958 | Sep 21, 2009 | 2.607 | 2.622 | Sep 20, 2010 | 2.775 | 2.960 | ||
Sep 29, 2008 | 3.687 | 3.959 | Sep 28, 2009 | 2.554 | 2.601 | Sep 27, 2010 | 2.747 | 2.951 | ||
Oct 06, 2008 | 3.543 | 3.875 | Oct 05, 2009 | 2.523 | 2.582 | Oct 04, 2010 | 2.784 | 3.000 | ||
Oct 13, 2008 | 3.213 | 3.659 | Oct 12, 2009 | 2.543 | 2.60 | Oct 11, 2010 | 2.871 | 3.066 | ||
Oct 20, 2008 | 2.974 | 3.482 | Oct 19, 2009 | 2.626 | 2.705 | Oct 18, 2010 | 2.887 | 3.073 | ||
Oct 27, 2008 | 2.718 | 3.288 | Oct 26, 2009 | 2.727 | 2.801 | Oct 25, 2010 | 2.870 | 3.067 | ||
Nov 03, 2008 | 2.462 | 3.088 | Nov 02, 2009 | 2.746 | 2.808 | Nov 01, 2010 | 2.861 | 3.067 | ||
Nov 10, 2008 | 2.284 | 2.944 | Nov 09, 2009 | 2.720 | 2.801 | Nov 08, 2010 | 2.917 | 3.116 | ||
Nov 17, 2008 | 2.132 | 2.809 | Nov 16, 2009 | 2.684 | 2.790 | Nov 15, 2010 | 2.944 | 3.184 | ||
Nov 24, 2008 | 1.952 | 2.664 | Nov 23, 2009 | 2.694 | 2.787 | |||||
Dec 01, 2008 | 1.870 | 2.615 | Nov 30, 2009 | 2.684 | 2.775 | |||||
Dec 08, 2008 | 1.758 | 2.515 | Dec 07, 2009 | 2.689 | 2.772 | |||||
Dec 15, 2008 | 1.716 | 2.422 | Dec 14, 2009 | 2.655 | 2.748 | |||||
Dec 22, 2008 | 1.710 | 2.366 | Dec 21, 2009 | 2.645 | 2.726 | |||||
Dec 29, 2008 | 1.670 | 2.327 | Dec 28, 2009 | 2.662 | 2.732 | |||||
Source: Energy Information Administration, Weekly Retail Gasoline and Diesel Prices. |