The national average price for regular gasoline fell 15.8 cents in a week to $3.995 a gallon, the Energy Information Administration said in its weekly update on Nov. 10. Gas prices are below $4 for the first time since at least mid-September, and diesel is still $6.127.
Diesel moves the trucks that stock grocery shelves, so the slower drop at the diesel pump reaches shoppers who never buy a gallon of it. A year ago diesel cost about 78 cents more than gas. Now the gap is $2.13, a calculation from the agency’s current prices and year-over-year changes.
Where Gas Prices Stand
The weekly average is still 93.9 cents higher than a year earlier. The West Coast is the most expensive region at $5.110, with California at $5.562. The Gulf Coast is the cheapest at $3.481. The Rocky Mountain region posted the biggest weekly drop, 26.7 cents, followed by the Midwest at 23.4 cents.
The agency’s price history shows gas peaked at $4.478 on Sept. 21. It has fallen 48.3 cents since then, a calculation from the two prices. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Nov. 10 that gasoline prices were up 37.4% from October 2025.
Why Diesel Is Lagging
Diesel fell 16.5 cents in the week but is still $2.29 above a year ago. California diesel is $7.897. The national diesel price peaked at $6.529 on Sept. 21 and has fallen 40.2 cents since, a smaller drop from a higher starting point.
Fed Gov. Christopher Waller gave the reason in a Nov. 10 speech. He said diesel production is limited by refining capacity and other constraints, and that U.S. diesel prices are not expected to ease as quickly as crude oil prices would in a calmer Middle East. The agency’s October outlook said Brent crude averaged $114 a barrel in September and reached $131 on Sept. 15 after attacks on Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline. It cited extreme tightness in diesel markets and forecast Brent at $105 for the fourth quarter.
What the White House Has Promised
The White House said on Oct. 25 that a Venezuela oil deal and a release of diesel from reserves meant gas and diesel prices would drop rapidly. Gas has fallen 27.4 cents in the two weeks since, a calculation from the agency’s Oct. 26 average of $4.269. The drop at the gas pump is real. The diesel number shows how much of the energy shock is still in the system, and it is the number that shows up in freight costs and food prices over the next few months. The agency’s next weekly update is Nov. 17.
