# Gas Is Down 36 Cents in a Month, but Diesel Still Costs $2.16 More a Gallon

> AAA reported the U.S. regular gasoline average fell about 36 cents over the month to $4.0093 per gallon on Nov. 9, while diesel averaged $6.1723, or $2.16 more. The article links gasoline’s decline to lower crude prices but says diesel remains expensive amid tight distillate supply and refinery disruptions.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T15:24:06.275Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89812-gas-is-down-36-cents-in-a-month-but-diesel-still-costs-2-16-more-a-gallon
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Refining disruptions, heavy U.S. exports and interrupted energy flows have tightened distillate availability, keeping diesel prices elevated even as crude falls. That supports diesel prices while weighing on crude benchmarks.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2018-03-26 | [Diesel Jumps 3.8¢ to $3.010 a Gallon - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66206-diesel-jumps-3-8-to-3-010-a-gallon-tt.md) | -1.8% | +5.6% |
| DIESEL | 2026-05-06 | [Diesel Jumps 29 Cents in One Week, Futures Signal More Pain Ahead \| Carrier Atlas Freight Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19459-diesel-jumps-29-cents-in-one-week-futures-signal-more-pain-ahead-carrier-atlas.md) | +2.7% | -5.5% |
| DIESEL | 2026-03-04 | [US diesel hits $4 per gallon as fuel costs rise amid escalating Middle East conflict \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5530-us-diesel-hits-4-per-gallon-as-fuel-costs-rise-amid-escalating-middle-east.md) | +6.1% | +30.8% |
| DIESEL | 2019-09-16 | [Truckers: Fill up your tank ASAP. Diesel could surge $.60 per gallon this week - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5988-truckers-fill-up-your-tank-asap-diesel-could-surge-60-per-gallon-this-week.md) | +5.7% | +4.1% |
| DIESEL | 2026-03-17 | [US average diesel prices cross $5 a gallon as Middle East War tests global economy \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20338-us-average-diesel-prices-cross-5-a-gallon-as-middle-east-war-tests-global.md) | +6.6% | -5.4% |
| WTI | 2026-07-27 | [Soybeans and corn fall more than 2% as oil drops, wheat also down \| ZAWYA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8284-soybeans-and-corn-fall-more-than-2-as-oil-drops-wheat-also-down-zawya.md) | -5.8% | -4.1% |
| WTI | 2020-03-18 | [US crude falls 24%, Brent down 13% as analysts warn more to come \| Coronavirus pandemic \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7663-us-crude-falls-24-brent-down-13-as-analysts-warn-more-to-come-coronavirus.md) | -18.5% | -26.1% |
| WTI | 2025-06-20 | [Diesel and Gas. The Energy Report 06/20/2025 - Market InsightsMarket Insights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8644-diesel-and-gas-the-energy-report-06-20-2025-market-insightsmarket-insights.md) | -12.7% | -9.6% |

## Sources

- finance.yahoo.com: https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/gas-down-36-cents-month-140917924.html

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