# EIA: U.S. Distillate Fuel Inventories Are Low for This Time of Year - Fuels Market News

> EIA reported U.S. distillate inventories at 117.7 million barrels at end-June, the lowest end-of-June level since 2004. Distillate consumption rose 5% in the first half of 2018, driven by trucking demand and economic growth.

- Date: 2018-07-31 · published 2018-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64209-eia-u-s-distillate-fuel-inventories-are-low-for-this-time-of-year-fuels-market
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Tight distillate stocks heading into winter raise the risk of diesel price spikes, which raise hauling and processing costs for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2025-09-24 | [U.S. total distillate inventories forecast to end 2025 and 2026 at multiyear lows -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23067-u-s-total-distillate-inventories-forecast-to-end-2025-and-2026-at-multiyear.md) | -0.1% | -5.3% |
| DIESEL | 2022-11-03 | [EIA: What's Behind the Rapid Increases in Diesel Prices? - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7919-eia-what-s-behind-the-rapid-increases-in-diesel-prices-fuels-market-news.md) | +7.6% | -14.4% |
| DIESEL | 2018-07-10 | [EIA Gasoline and Diesel Retail Prices Update,Week Of July 10, 2018 - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7771-eia-gasoline-and-diesel-retail-prices-update-week-of-july-10-2018-fuels-market.md) | -6.3% | -2.5% |
| DIESEL | 2019-05-21 | [EIA Gasoline and Diesel Retail Prices Update, May 21, 2019 - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7393-eia-gasoline-and-diesel-retail-prices-update-may-21-2019-fuels-market-news.md) | -4.0% | -12.0% |
| DIESEL | 2020-05-28 | [EIA Gasoline and Diesel Retail Prices Update, May 27, 2020 - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53320-eia-gasoline-and-diesel-retail-prices-update-may-27-2020-fuels-market-news.md) | +9.7% | +21.9% |

## Sources

- fuelsmarketnews.com: https://fuelsmarketnews.com/eia-u-s-distillate-fuel-inventories-are-low-for-this-time-of-year/

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