# The Record Thanksgiving Gas Bill Is the Wrong Number to Watch

> The article reports that U.S. gasoline prices are falling, with the national average easing from a late-September peak even as Thanksgiving prices are still expected to exceed the previous nominal holiday record. It contrasts that trend with diesel, which it says reached a record $6.53 per gallon; the text ends before giving further details.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-10T06:22:41.520Z
- Category: macro · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91164-the-record-thanksgiving-gas-bill-is-the-wrong-number-to-watch
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Lower gasoline futures point to continued relief at the pump, but record diesel costs can raise trucking and rail expenses, increasing the cost of moving feed and other goods. The mixed fuel trends imply downward pressure from gasoline but upward cost pressure from diesel.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2019-06-14 | [One of the biggest environmental regulations ever is coming and it will wreak havoc - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58770-one-of-the-biggest-environmental-regulations-ever-is-coming-and-it-will-wreak.md) | +4.5% | +9.9% |
| DIESEL | 2018-05-18 | [Here’s why diesel prices are aiming for record highs - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65187-here-s-why-diesel-prices-are-aiming-for-record-highs-marketwatch.md) | -1.0% | -9.0% |
| DIESEL | 2022-10-29 | [How the diesel shortage is being felt globally : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39318-how-the-diesel-shortage-is-being-felt-globally-npr.md) | -7.9% | -32.0% |
| DIESEL | 2018-02-11 | [As oil falters, fuel that drove bull run is cruising in Asia - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11358-as-oil-falters-fuel-that-drove-bull-run-is-cruising-in-asia-the-business-times.md) | +2.9% | +0.2% |
| DIESEL | 2019-12-11 | [Reaction in the diesel market to IMO 2020 is still to come: Platts - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55751-reaction-in-the-diesel-market-to-imo-2020-is-still-to-come-platts-freightwaves.md) | +3.5% | -0.9% |
| WTI | 2020-05-11 | [Gas benchmarks converge at record lows amid the global lockdown](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10442-gas-benchmarks-converge-at-record-lows-amid-the-global-lockdown.md) | +19.0% | +54.4% |
| WTI | 2019-03-04 | [MARKET WATCH: NYMEX, Brent oil prices drop more than $1/bbl \| Oil & Gas Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60281-market-watch-nymex-brent-oil-prices-drop-more-than-1-bbl-oil-and-gas-journal.md) | +0.2% | +7.9% |
| WTI | 2020-03-18 | [Oil falls 24% in 3rd worst day on record, sinks to more than 18-year low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7659-oil-falls-24-in-3rd-worst-day-on-record-sinks-to-more-than-18-year-low.md) | -18.5% | -26.1% |

## Sources

- ainvest.com: https://www.ainvest.com/news/record-thanksgiving-gas-bill-wrong-number-watch-2611/

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