# DOE/EIA average retail diesel price takes biggest jump in more than a year - FreightWaves

> The weekly EIA retail diesel average rose 5.8 cents to $2.441 a gallon, the largest one-week gain since September 2019. The ULSD futures contract rose on two consecutive Mondays of vaccine news, and WTI climbed to $41.34 a barrel from $37.14 since November 6.

- Date: 2020-11-16 · published 2020-11-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50323-doe-eia-average-retail-diesel-price-takes-biggest-jump-in-more-than-a-year
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Vaccine-driven crude rallies lift diesel and fuel surcharge costs for feed distribution. Energy strength also supports biofuel feedstock economics.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2022-08-29 | [9-week decline in DOE/EIA diesel price ends on big jump - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40235-9-week-decline-in-doe-eia-diesel-price-ends-on-big-jump-freightwaves.md) | -9.6% | -21.6% |
| DIESEL | 2021-10-25 | [DOE/EIA diesel price now up 30 cents in a month - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44747-doe-eia-diesel-price-now-up-30-cents-in-a-month-freightwaves.md) | -2.2% | -10.1% |
| DIESEL | 2022-10-28 | [East Coast retail diesel prices moving significantly higher than overall US hikes - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39315-east-coast-retail-diesel-prices-moving-significantly-higher-than-overall-us.md) | -4.2% | -25.3% |
| DIESEL | 2017-10-30 | [Diesel Climbs to Highest Price in More Than Two Years - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68644-diesel-climbs-to-highest-price-in-more-than-two-years-tt.md) | +1.0% | +4.2% |
| DIESEL | 2021-06-28 | [New streak underway: DOE/EIA diesel price up 9th straight week - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46785-new-streak-underway-doe-eia-diesel-price-up-9th-straight-week-freightwaves.md) | +1.5% | +0.3% |
| WTI | 2021-10-25 | [DOE/EIA diesel price now up 30 cents in a month - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44747-doe-eia-diesel-price-now-up-30-cents-in-a-month-freightwaves.md) | -0.9% | -9.7% |
| WTI | 2017-10-30 | [Diesel Climbs to Highest Price in More Than Two Years - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68644-diesel-climbs-to-highest-price-in-more-than-two-years-tt.md) | +3.2% | +7.8% |
| WTI | 2020-11-27 | [Diesel markets closing out a strong November - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50321-diesel-markets-closing-out-a-strong-november-freightwaves.md) | +0.1% | +5.6% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/doe-eia-average-retail-diesel-price-takes-biggest-jump-in-more-than-a-year

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