# Weekly DOE/EIA retail diesel price takes one of biggest jumps in last 7 years - FreightWaves

> The DOE/EIA weekly average retail diesel price rose 9.4 cents to $3.081 per gallon, from $2.987. That was the fourth-largest weekly gain since 2012 and among the top 20 in the series' history. Retail diesel is the basis for most trucking fuel surcharges.

- Date: 2019-09-24 · published 2019-09-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57267-weekly-doe-eia-retail-diesel-price-takes-one-of-biggest-jumps-in-last-7-years
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp rise in diesel raises trucking and fuel surcharge costs for feed deliveries, and it signals firmer energy costs that can feed into freight rates.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/weekly-doe-eia-retail-diesel-price-takes-one-of-biggest-jumps-in-last-7-years

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