The national average price of gasoline fell 4.2 cents to $3.593 per gallon for the week ending July 21, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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July 21, 2014
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The national average price of gasoline fell 4.2 cents to $3.593 per gallon for the week ending July 21, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
The price of a gallon of regular unleaded is now 8.9 cents lower than a year ago. Its price fell in each of the nine regions tracked by the U.S. Department of Energy. Gasoline is now cheaper than a year ago in every region except the Rock Mountains and the West Coast.
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For the week, the sharpest price decline came in the Gulf Coast, where it fell 4.6 cents to $3.394. Gasoline declined only four-tenths of a cent in the Rocky Mountain region.
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Meanwhile, the average price of diesel fell 2.5 cents per gallon to $3.869. Diesel fuel is now 3.4 cents lower than it was a year ago.
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