After many weeks of declines, gas prices are mixed compared to the week before. The national gasoline average is $.23 cents below the price this time last year. Diesel fuel is about 22 cents below this time last year. At $3.67, premium gasoline is up about five cents from last week
| National regular gasoline prices | Price | Change from last week |
Regular gasoline/gallon | $3.41 | ↑ .06 |
Diesel fuel/gallon | $3.68 | ↑ .03 |
| Regional regular gasoline prices | ||
East Coast | $3.35 | ↑ .06 |
–New England | $3.49 | ↑ .02 |
–Central Atlantic | $3.43 | ↓ .05 |
–Lower Atlantic | $3.17 | ↓ .07 |
Midwest | $3.44 | ↑ .12 |
Gulf Coast | $3.16 | ↑ .04 |
Rocky Mountain | $3.55 | ↓ .03 |
West Coast | $3.67 | ↓ .04 |
–California | $3.73 | ↓ .04 |
Source: Energy Information Administration, 7/9/12. Figures rounded to the nearest cent.
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