Echo: Diesel prices jump for Labor Day

Diesel fuel average prices jumped from a summer low of of $2.310 per gallon on Aug. 15 back up to $2.409 per gallon just in time for the Labor Day weekend last week. And, as the weekend ended, the prices barely lowered to $2.407 per gallon, according to the Energy Information Administration.

The average price per gallon is still almost 13 cents lower than prices were a year ago this week.

For more information, visit the EIA’s website.