Weekly average retail diesel prices are tracked for New York State and 16 metropolitan regions. The dataset spans from January 2017 onward, with data aggregated from the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.
Use Cases
- Analyze price volatility trends for specific regions like 'New York City Average ($/gal)' versus 'Albany Average ($/gal)'.
- Build time-series models forecasting state-wide diesel prices using the 'New York State Average ($/gal)' and 'Date' columns.
- Compare regional fuel cost disparities by correlating 'Buffalo Average ($/gal)' with 'White Plains Average ($/gal)' over time.
- Assess the impact of seasonal or economic events on diesel prices across all 16 regional columns.
Strengths
- Contains weekly data for 16 distinct metropolitan regions plus a state-wide average.
- Time series spans from January 2017 onward, providing multi-year coverage.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, limiting assessment of statistical reliability.
- Data is limited to New York State, lacking national or international context.
Provenance
- Source
- American Automobile Association (AAA) Daily Fuel Gauge Report.
- Collection Method
- AAA daily prices are averaged to produce weekly averages.
- Time Range
- Beginning January 2017 through current.
- Freshness
- Updated weekly, with a last recorded update in April 2026.
- Geography
- New York State and 16 defined metropolitan regions within the state.