Retail price of low-sulfur no 2 diesel (0-15 ppm) 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 low-sulfur no 2 diesel (0-15 ppm) stood at 8.04 USD/gal on 14 September 2026, versus 7.76 on 7 September 2026. This marks a rise of 3.61 percent.
Sample. There are 1,792 observations in the weekly series shown in the graph above. The series covers the span of time extending from May 1992 to September 2026.
History. Check out a few descriptive statistics we computed on the whole sample: the retail price had an average value of 2.99 USD/gal; it reached its highest level of 8.04 on 14 September 2026; it recorded a bottom of 1.10 on 22 February 1999.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD/gal |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | 7.21800 |
| 2026-09-07 | 7.76400 |
| 2026-09-14 | 8.03900 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Retail price of low-sulfur no 2 diesel (0-15 ppm) 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 |
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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 | 1696 | 1994-03-21 | 2026-09-14 |
| Retail price of no 2 diesel in California (USD/gal) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1629 | 1995-07-03 | 2026-09-14 |
| Retail price of no 2 diesel in East Coast district (USD/gal) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1696 | 1994-03-21 | 2026-09-14 |
| Retail price of no 2 diesel in Gulf Coast district (USD/gal) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1696 | 1994-03-21 | 2026-09-14 |
| Retail price of no 2 diesel in Midwest district (USD/gal) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1696 | 1994-03-21 | 2026-09-14 |
| Retail price of no 2 diesel in Rocky Mountain district (USD/gal) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1696 | 1994-03-21 | 2026-09-14 |
| Retail price of no 2 diesel in West Coast district (USD/gal) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1696 | 1994-03-21 | 2026-09-14 |
| Retail price of no 2 diesel in West Coast district except California (USD/gal) - United States - EIA - Weekly | 1216 | 2003-05-26 | 2026-09-14 |
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 | 1374 | 2000-05-22 | 2026-09-14 |