US gasoline fell while diesel rose in week ending October 19
EIA’s tax-inclusive national averages were $4.284 for gasoline and $6.276 per gallon for diesel.
Event / data period: 2026-10-19
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The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s weekly series released on 20 October put the national retail average for regular gasoline at $4.284 per gallon for the week ending 19 October. That was 4.7 cents below the 12 October average.
Diesel averaged $6.276 per gallon, up 9.7 cents from the previous week. EIA’s displayed prices include taxes. These are dated weekly observations, not live quotes or a forecast of the next week.
Data
Weekly U.S. gasoline and diesel prices
U.S. national retail averages for the week ending 19 October; taxes are included.
| Regular gasoline | 4.331 | 4.284 | -0.047 |
| Diesel | 6.179 | 6.276 | 0.097 |
Methodology
Transcribed from EIA’s weekly U.S. national averages for 12 and 19 October. Prices include taxes and are shown in U.S. dollars per U.S. gallon; no currency or volume conversion was made.
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