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National diesel average drops 1.6 cents to $2.185 per gallon

The average price for fuel dropped slightly – 1.6 cents – this past week to average $2.185 per gallon.

This is the second straight week fuel prices have dipped, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s report on Monday, May 4.

A year ago this same week, fuel prices had shot up to average $4.149 per gallon nationwide.

All nine regions are reporting decreases at the pump. This includes a 1.8-cent drop in both the Midwest and Gulf Coast regions, to put the price at $2.127 and $2.154 respectively.

Despite a 1.3-cent per gallon drop, the New England region still boosts the highest fuel average at $2.382 per gallon.

Below are the regional prices for ULSD reported by the Department of Energy. To see a map of the states in each of the listed regions, click here .

East Coast: $2.238 New England: $2.382 Central Atlantic: $2.364 Lower Atlantic: $2.163 Midwest: $2.127 Gulf Coast: $2.154 Rocky Mountain: $2.261 West Coast: $2.309 California: $2.316