US Diesel Prices Rise for Fourth Straight Week

[caption]U.S. diesel fuel prices as of Feb. 11, 2013. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.For a larger version of the chart, click on the image.[/caption]

U.S. diesel prices rose for the fourth straight week, jumping 8.2 cents in the week ending Feb. 11.

Prices have risen 20.7 cents in the last five weeks, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average price, $4.104, is up 16.1 cents from the same period a year ago. The Rocky Mountain region and the Gulf Coast are the only parts of the country where the average cost didn't exceed $4 per gallon. 

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