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 14 September 2026, versus 5.97 on 7 September 2026. This constitutes an increase of 5.36 percent.
Sample. There are 1,696 observations overall in the weekly time series shown in the chart above. The series covers the time period extending from March 1994 to September 2026.
History. Check out some simple statistics calculated on the entire sample: the retail price reached its highest level of 6.29 USD/gal on 14 September 2026; it recorded a minimum of 0.95 on 22 February 1999; it averaged 2.67.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD/gal |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | 5.59900 |
| 2026-09-07 | 5.96700 |
| 2026-09-14 | 6.28500 |
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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 | 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 |