Gasoline Price Falls 2.5 Cents; Cheaper to Make Diesel Hits Record

WASHINGTON -- Gasoline prices for U.S. drivers, which had hit record levels for two weeks in a row, eased over the last week as the average pump cost fell 2.5 cents to $3.26 a gallon, the government said on Monday. The national price for regular, self-serve gasoline remained up 65 cents from a year ago, based on the federal Energy Information Administration's weekly survey of service stations. Diesel fuel rose 1.5 cents over the last week to a record high $3.99 a gallon, up $1.31 from a year ago, the EIA said. Some truckers have called for a strike on April 1 to protest diesel pump costs that top $4 a gallon in many parts of the country. Read more...

Posted by Editor at March 26, 2008 07:04 AM