U.S. weekly gasoline pump price up slightly
WASHINGTON, June 17 Reuters reported that U.S. retail gasoline prices increased slightly in the latest week but were still down 22 cents a gallon from a year ago to a nationwide average of $1.378, the Energy Department said on Monday.
The latest pump price data comes from a survey of more than 800 service stations by the department's Energy Information Administration.
The national price for cleaner-burning reformulated gasoline, which is sold at about one-third of the gas stations in cities and smoggier areas, was up 0.2 cents to $1.464 a gallon, EIA said.
The West Coast had the most expensive regular unleaded gasoline, with the average price in the region up 3.2 cents to $1.544 a gallon, EIA said.
The lower Atlantic states had the cheapest fuel, with the average price down 1.4 cents to $1.286 a gallon.
San Francisco was again the top spot among major cities in fuel costs, with the price up 2.2 cents to $1.655 a gallon.
The best deal at the pump was found in Houston, where gasoline fell almost 1.4 cents to $1.296 a gallon.
The report also showed gasoline prices down 4 cents in Chicago to $1.505, up 4.1 cents in Los Angeles to $1.574, down 0.5 cents in New York City to $1.437 and down a penny in Denver to $1.33.
The biggest year-on-year change in city pump prices was in Los Angeles, where gasoline costs dropped 36 cents a gallon.
Separately, the nationwide price for diesel fuel declined 1.1 cents to $1.275 a gallon, down 21 cents from a year ago.
Truckers on the West Coast paid the most for diesel fuel at $1.387 a gallon, up half a penny from the prior week. The lower Atlantic states had the cheapest diesel, down 2.4 cents to $1.30 a gallon.
