# Diesel, Gasoline Prices Expected to Jump Less This Year | Heavy Duty Trucking

> The US Energy Department's Short Term Energy Outlook projects on-highway diesel averaging $2.95 per gallon in 2018 and $3.01 in 2019. Prices are expected to be higher than in 2016 but fairly stable. Quarterly averages are forecast to dip in Q2 before rising in Q4.

- Date: 2018-01-09 · published 2018-01-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67182-diesel-gasoline-prices-expected-to-jump-less-this-year-heavy-duty-trucking
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

The forecast signals modest year-over-year diesel increases, which matter for feed freight budgeting. A stable outlook suggests no sharp shock to transport costs.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2018-05-09 | [Energy Department Raises Diesel, Gasoline Price Forecasts \| Heavy Duty Trucking](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65186-energy-department-raises-diesel-gasoline-price-forecasts-heavy-duty-trucking.md) | +3.9% | -1.8% |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-28 | [Diesel climbs to $6.35 nationally, while gasoline prices edge lower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/272-diesel-climbs-to-6-35-nationally-while-gasoline-prices-edge-lower.md) | -4.2% | — |
| DIESEL | 2022-04-19 | [EIA expects summer U.S. real gasoline and diesel prices to be the highest since 2014 -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8172-eia-expects-summer-u-s-real-gasoline-and-diesel-prices-to-be-the-highest-since.md) | +5.7% | +12.9% |
| DIESEL | 2025-01-06 | [Diesel Price Rises 5.8¢ to $3.561 a Gallon to Start New Year - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10351-diesel-price-rises-5-8-to-3-561-a-gallon-to-start-new-year-tt.md) | +6.4% | +4.7% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- truckinginfo.com: https://www.truckinginfo.com/news/diesel-gasoline-prices-expected-to-jump-less-this-year

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