US Diesel Average Tops $6 Per Gallon for First Time — SkimNews
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- AAA reported on Friday that the U.S. national average price of a gallon of diesel surpassed $6 for the first time on record.
- The source describes diesel as 'the fuel that runs the economy,' noting rising prices are costing businesses and consumers billions of dollars and characterizing the $6 mark as largely psychological.
Why it matters: Diesel powers the trucks that move goods across the country, and the source states that rising prices are already costing businesses and consumers billions of dollars — a daily expense increase that gets baked into the cost of nearly everything shipped by road.
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