Wholesale Diesel Price (NY Harbor ULSD)
The daily spot price of ultra-low-sulfur No. 2 diesel at New York Harbor, the physical reference for NYMEX ULSD (formerly heating oil) futures. Dollars per gallon, daily since June 2006 when the ULSD specification took effect, from the EIA via FRED.
NY Harbor ULSD ($/gallon)
- YoY %
- 100.5%
Next release: Oct 15, 2026
Latest reading
As of October 6, 2026, Wholesale Diesel (NY Harbor ULSD ($/gallon)) stands at $4.713 — up from $4.628 the prior reading, 12% below the September 16, 2026 record of $5.365. Diesel is the tightest product in the barrel: the US exports it heavily, Europe imports it, and refinery closures hit distillate yield first. Multiply by 42 and subtract WTI for the diesel crack. When diesel runs far above gasoline (2022, 2026) the spread between the two legs is itself the story: distillate is short. A general refining boom would lift both cracks together. Series history runs from 2006 to present.
Sources, methodology & freshnessEIA via FRED (DDFUELNYH), daily, dollars per gallon, not seasonally adjusted · Daily, with every releaseData as of 2026-10-06 · Open ↓Close ↑
Full history
Price ($/gallon)
Year-over-year %
The annual change in wholesale diesel. Diesel is the industrial fuel, so its price feeds freight rates, farm costs and producer prices with a short lag.
Methodology & data
Wholesale Diesel is sourced from EIA via the Federal Reserve's FRED service (EIA via FRED (DDFUELNYH), daily, dollars per gallon, not seasonally adjusted). We pull the complete history, chart it on a daily basis, overlay SPY for context, and generate a dated plain-English reading from the latest release — with no smoothing or adjustment beyond what the chart legend states.
Every reading is stamped with its release date. Latest observation 2026-10-06; site refreshed 2026-10-07. Maintained and reviewed by Yuriy Matso; see our methodology for the standards every series on the site is held to.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Wholesale Diesel Price (NY Harbor ULSD)?
The daily spot price of ultra-low-sulfur No. 2 diesel at New York Harbor, the physical reference for NYMEX ULSD (formerly heating oil) futures. Dollars per gallon, daily since June 2006 when the ULSD specification took effect, from the EIA via FRED.
How do you read Wholesale Diesel?
Diesel is the tightest product in the barrel: the US exports it heavily, Europe imports it, and refinery closures hit distillate yield first. Multiply by 42 and subtract WTI for the diesel crack. When diesel runs far above gasoline (2022, 2026) the spread between the two legs is itself the story: distillate is short. A general refining boom would lift both cracks together.
Where does the Wholesale Diesel data come from?
EIA via FRED (DDFUELNYH), daily, dollars per gallon, not seasonally adjusted. We chart the full history and publish a dated, plain-English reading with every release; the raw series is downloadable as CSV at /data/indicators/diesel-wholesale-price.csv.
How often is Wholesale Diesel updated?
Wholesale Diesel is a daily series from EIA, refreshed here as soon as a new release posts to FRED.
NY Harbor ULSD ($/gallon)
- YoY %
- 100.5%
Next release: Oct 15, 2026