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• Diesel hits $6 a gallon for the first time, fueling more inflationaxios.com · cred 5/10

  <p>The national average price of a gallon of <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/09/09/energy-department-hikes-2027-diesel-price-outlook" target="_blank">diesel</a> jumped over $6 for the first time ever, AAA said on Friday.</p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>The fuel that runs the economy is getting more expensive by the day, costing businesses and consumers alike billions of dollars. </p><hr /><ul><li>While the $6 threshold is more psychological than anything else, it points to months of continued pain for drivers, shippers and shoppers. </li></ul><div>Data: AAA; Chart: Ben Geman/Axios</div><p><strong>Driving the news: </strong>At $6.0556<strong> </strong>a gallon, diesel is about 14% more expensive than it was a month ago and over 60% more than a year ago. </p><ul><li>That is starting to show up in other prices, as has long been feared; inflation data out Thursday showed <a href="https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-macro" target="_blank">sharp spikes</a> in transportation and warehousing costs, for example. </li></ul><p><strong>Stunning stat: </strong>Brown University <a href="https://iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu/" target="_blank">estimates</a> higher diesel prices have cost U.S. consumers more than $46 billion since the war began.</p><ul><li>About 20% of that is in Texas and California alone. </li></ul><p><strong>The intrigue: </strong>The White House's position is that fuel prices will come down after the midterms as the war with Iran winds down and oil supplies improve.</p><ul><li>But the Department of Energy sharply raised its 2027 diesel price forecast this week, acknowledging a painful higher-for-longer scenario.</li></ul><p><strong>The bottom line: </strong>With diesel at $6, inflation looks like it's here to stay for a while. </p><p><em>Ben Geman contributed reporting. </em></p>

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• US diesel prices soar past $6 a gallon — making everyday goods, grocery items more expensivenypost.com · cred 6/10

  The national average of $6.05 is up from $5.85 last week and $3.70 this time last year, according to motor club AAA.

  • · US national average diesel price is $6.05 per gallon.
  • · Diesel was $5.85 last week and $3.70 one year ago, according to AAA.