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The price of diesel has fallen for the fifth straight week, and yet it remains nearly $2 a gallon more than a year ago. This week’s 16.4-cent drop brings it to $5.268 for the national average, down by 54.2 cents from its all-time high of $5.81 on June 20. One region, the Gulf Coast, slid below $5 a gallon, as a 17.2-cent drop brought the price down to $4.911 a gallon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices