US Diesel Tops $6 a Gallon for First Time — SkimNews
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- AAA reported Friday that the U.S. national average price of diesel rose above $6 per gallon — a level never reached before.
- Diesel prices are now climbing daily and are costing U.S. businesses and consumers billions of dollars, according to the source's own framing of the milestone.
Why it matters: Diesel fuels the trucks, freight, and equipment that move goods through the economy, so every dollar added at the pump compounds into higher prices for businesses and consumers — costs the source explicitly states are already running into the billions of dollars.
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