# 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.

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- Published: 2026-10-21T00:44:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-21T00:44:04+00:00
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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.

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.

| Fuel | Average on 12 October (USD per U.S. gallon) | Average on 19 October (USD per U.S. gallon) | Weekly change (USD per U.S. gallon) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 4.331 | 4.284 | -0.047 |
| Diesel | 6.179 | 6.276 | 0.097 |

Sources: <https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/index.php> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/us-gasoline-diesel-retail-prices-october-19-2026/data/weekly-national-fuel-prices?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/us-gasoline-diesel-retail-prices-october-19-2026/data/weekly-national-fuel-prices?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [U.S. Energy Information Administration](<https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/index.php>) (Source checked: 2026-10-21; Published: 2026-10-20)

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