DOE diesel price this week
The EIA weekly on-highway diesel index that fuel-surcharge schedules run on — U.S. average, all 10 regions, updated every release.
U.S. average, week of July 20, 2026
$5.134
per gallon, on-highway diesel
Change vs last week
▲+$0.338
was $4.796
Change vs a year ago
▲+$1.322
was $3.812
- The U.S. average on-highway diesel price is $5.134 per gallon for the week of , up $0.338 from last week.
- A year ago () the U.S. average was $3.812 — the price is up $1.322 year-over-year.
- The highest regional average this week is California at $6.471; the lowest is Rocky Mountain at $4.935.
- This is the EIA (“DOE”) weekly index that fuel-surcharge schedules reference. Next release: July 28, 2026.
Running a fuel-surcharge schedule off this index? This week's number is already plugged into the fuel surcharge calculator and the printable FSC matrix.
Diesel price by region, week of July 20, 2026
| Region | $/gal (week of July 20, 2026) | Week change | Year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $5.134 | ▲+$0.338 | ▲+$1.322 |
| East Coast (PADD 1) | $5.194 | ▲+$0.300 | ▲+$1.373 |
| New England (PADD 1A) | $5.399 | ▲+$0.210 | ▲+$1.415 |
| Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) | $5.370 | ▲+$0.166 | ▲+$1.395 |
| Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) | $5.107 | ▲+$0.359 | ▲+$1.360 |
| Midwest (PADD 2) | $4.988 | ▲+$0.329 | ▲+$1.193 |
| Gulf Coast (PADD 3) | $4.942 | ▲+$0.396 | ▲+$1.466 |
| Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) | $4.935 | ▲+$0.335 | ▲+$1.165 |
| West Coast (PADD 5) | $5.877 | ▲+$0.327 | ▲+$1.335 |
| West Coast less California | $5.362 | ▲+$0.310 | ▲+$1.186 |
| California | $6.471 | ▲+$0.345 | ▲+$1.508 |
Regions are EIA's Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts (PADDs). Click a region for its own page, chart, and full-history CSV.
Last 52 weeks
Longer view: annual averages back to 1994. Download the raw series: U.S. weekly CSV · all regions, current week CSV · all downloads.
Prices are U.S. EIA weekly retail on-highway diesel survey
averages, collected each Monday and published the same week. Fuel-surcharge
contracts commonly call this “the DOE index.” Source and
methodology: about page.