Diesel Fuel Prices History
The following is an eight-year history of diesel fuel prices in the United States.
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| Mo/Year | Retail Price (Cents per gallon) |
Refining (percentage) |
Distribution & Marketing (percentage) |
Taxes (percentage) |
Crude Oil (percentage) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May-02 | 130.5 | 5.1 | 11.3 | 36.9 | 46.6 |
| Jun-02 | 128.6 | 6.6 | 11.2 | 37.5 | 44.7 |
| Jul-02 | 129.9 | 5.3 | 12.1 | 37.1 | 45.5 |
| Aug-02 | 132.8 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 36.3 | 47.4 |
| Sep-02 | 141.1 | 12.0 | 7.5 | 34.2 | 46.3 |
| Oct-02 | 146.2 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 33 | 44.8 |
| Nov-02 | 142.0 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 33.9 | 41.2 |
| Dec-02 | 142.9 | 12.7 | 9.3 | 33.7 | 44.3 |
| Jan-03 | 148.8 | 10.7 | 8.5 | 32.4 | 48.4 |
| Feb-03 | 165.4 | 16.7 | 5.9 | 29.1 | 48.2 |
| Mar-03 | 170.8 | 10.5 | 16.2 | 28.2 | 45.1 |
| Apr-03 | 153.3 | 9.5 | 17 | 31.4 | 42 |
| May-03 | 145.1 | 10.3 | 14.7 | 33.2 | 41.7 |
| Jun-03 | 142.4 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 33.8 | 46.6 |
| Jul-03 | 143.5 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 33.6 | 47.4 |
| Aug-03 | 148.7 | 11.3 | 9.1 | 32.4 | 47.2 |
| Sept-03 | 146.7 | 12.0 | 11.3 | 32.9 | 43.9 |
| Oct-03 | 148.1 | 12.8 | 10.1 | 32.5 | 44.5 |
| Nov-03 | 148.2 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 32.5 | 46.2 |
| Dec-03 | 149.0 | 11.6 | 8.9 | 32.3 | 47.1 |
| Jan-04 | 155.1 | 13.1 | 7.7 | 31.1 | 48.1 |
| Feb-04 | 158.2 | 11.8 | 9.6 | 30.5 | 48.1 |
| Mar-04 | 162.9 | 11.7 | 10.1 | 29.6 | 48.2 |
| Apr-04 | 169.2 | 14.7 | 9.4 | 28.5 | 47.4 |
| May-04 | 174.6 | 17.5 | 9 | 27.6 | 45.9 |
| Jun-04 | 171.1 | 14.3 | 10.6 | 28.2 | 46.9 |
| Jul-04 | 173.9 | 15.4 | 6.5 | 27.7 | 50.4 |
| Aug-04 | 183.3 | 14.2 | 6.7 | 26.3 | 52.8 |
| Sep-04 | 191.7 | 17.3 | 5.3 | 25.1 | 52.3 |
| Oct-04 | 213.4 | 18.0 | 6.2 | 22.6 | 53.1 |
| Nov-04 | 214.7 | 15.2 | 13 | 22.4 | 49.3 |
| Dec-04 | 200.9 | 16.2 | 13.8 | 24.9 | 45.0 |
| Jan-05 | 195.9 | 18.2 | 8.6 | 25.6 | 47.6 |
| Feb-05 | 202.7 | 19.2 | 7.5 | 24.7 | 48.6 |
| Mar-05 | 221.4 | 21.1 | 6.2 | 22.6 | 50.1 |
| Apr-05 | 229.2 | 21.4 | 8 | 21.9 | 48.8 |
| May-05 | 219.9 | 19.7 | 9.4 | 22.8 | 48.1 |
| Jun-05 | 229.0 | 21.9 | 5.2 | 21.9 | 51.0 |
| Jul-05 | 237.3 | 18.3 | 7.6 | 21.1 | 53.0 |
| Aug-05 | 250.0 | 20.1 | 4.2 | 20.0 | 55.6 |
| Sep-05 | 281.9 | 24.6 | 6.1 | 17.8 | 51.5 |
| Oct-05 | 309.5 | 29.3 | 9.8 | 16.2 | 44.7 |
| Nov-05 | 257.3 | 17.3 | 13.1 | 19.5 | 50.1 |
| Dec-05 | 244.3 | 18.5 | 8.8 | 20.5 | 52.3 |
| Jan-06 | 246.7 | 16.4 | 5.7 | 21.3 | 56.5 |
| Feb-06 | 247.5 | 18.0 | 6.8 | 21.3 | 54.0 |
| Mar-06 | 255.9 | 22.2 | 5.3 | 20.6 | 52.0 |
| Apr-06 | 272.8 | 23.8 | 2.4 | 19.3 | 54.5 |
| May-06 | 289.7 | 21.4 | 6.8 | 18.2 | 53.6 |
| Jun-06 | 289.8 | 21.9 | 6.0 | 18.2 | 53.9 |
| Jul-06 | 293.4 | 24.1 | 5.1 | 17.9 | 52.9 |
| Aug-06 | 304.5 | 22.4 | 6.3 | 17.5 | 53.7 |
| Sep-06 | 278.3 | 13.8 | 15.2 | 19.1 | 51.9 |
| Oct-06 | 251.9 | 19.0 | 8.5 | 21.1 | 51.4 |
| Nov-06 | 254.5 | 21.9 | 7.1 | 20.6 | 50.4 |
| Dec-06 | 261.0 | 19.3 | 9.1 | 20.1 | 51.4 |
| Jan-07 | 248.5 | 18.6 | 11.7 | 21.1 | 48.6 |
| Feb-07 | 248.8 | 21.5 | 5.8 | 21.1 | 51.5 |
| Mar-07 | 266.7 | 23.6 | 8.7 | 17.4 | 50.3 |
| Apr-07 | 283.4 | 23.4 | 9.7 | 16.4 | 50.5 |
| May-07 | 279.6 | 22.0 | 9.6 | 16.6 | 51.9 |
| June-07 | 280.8 | 21.0 | 7.5 | 16.5 | 54.9 |
| Jul-07 | 286.8 | 18.3 | 6.8 | 16.2 | 58.7 |
| Aug-07 | 286.9 | 16.0 | 9.2 | 16.1 | 58.7 |
| Sep-07 | 295.3 | 17.4 | 5.9 | 15.7 | 61.0 |
| Oct-07 | 307.5 | 16.7 | 6.6 | 15.1 | 61.6 |
| Nov-07 | 339.6 | 17.1 | 7.3 | 13.7 | 61.9 |
| Dec-07 | 334.1 | 15.4 | 9.1 | 13.9 | 61.6 |
| Jan-08 | 330.8 | 14.6 | 8.9 | 14.0 | 62.5 |
| Feb-08 | 337.7 | 18.3 | 5.4 | 13.8 | 62.5 |
| Mar-08 | 388.1 | 21.2 | 6.9 | 12.0 | 60.0 |