# EIA publishes 3 weeks’ worth of up-and-down diesel benchmark prices - FreightWaves

> The EIA released three weeks of delayed retail diesel benchmark prices after a technical problem halted publication. The series showed a net decline of 4.3 cents per gallon since mid-June, with volatility in between.

- Date: 2022-07-08 · published 2022-07-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11248-eia-publishes-3-weeks-worth-of-up-and-down-diesel-benchmark-prices-freightwaves
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Benchmark diesel prices drive most fuel surcharges, so the delayed release resets surcharge calculations across freight. The small net change shows retail diesel holding near record-high levels.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2021-11-01 | [Rolling a seven: DOE/EIA diesel price now up that many weeks - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44223-rolling-a-seven-doe-eia-diesel-price-now-up-that-many-weeks-freightwaves.md) | -1.5% | -13.8% |
| DIESEL | 2019-05-11 | [FreightWaves oil report: the EIA sticking to its forecast of what IMO2020 will do to diesel prices - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59256-freightwaves-oil-report-the-eia-sticking-to-its-forecast-of-what-imo2020-will.md) | +2.0% | -12.0% |
| DIESEL | 2020-08-26 | [EIA Gasoline and Diesel Retail Prices Update, Aug. 25, 2020 - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51802-eia-gasoline-and-diesel-retail-prices-update-aug-25-2020-fuels-market-news.md) | -2.3% | -11.6% |
| DIESEL | 2019-10-28 | [Diesel Prices Creep Up, but Gasoline Falls - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56768-diesel-prices-creep-up-but-gasoline-falls-tt.md) | -2.5% | -2.3% |
| DIESEL | 2024-10-29 | [National diesel average heads up, for week of October 28, reports EIA - Logistics Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28046-national-diesel-average-heads-up-for-week-of-october-28-reports-eia-logistics.md) | +7.3% | +4.6% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/eia-publishes-3-weeks-worth-of-up-and-down-diesel-benchmark-prices

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