The average price of diesel in the United States has surpassed $6 per gallon, placing mounting pressure on the daily operations of the freight industry.
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September 11th, 2026
The average price of diesel in the United States has surpassed $6 per gallon, placing mounting pressure on the daily operations of the freight industry.
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On Friday, diesel prices in the United States once again climbed to a record high, with the average price surpassing $6 per gallon, primarily because the hostilities between Washington and Iran have disrupted global fuel supply chains.
美國柴油價格於週五再度攀抵歷史新高，均價突破每加侖6美元，其主因在於華盛頓與伊朗之間的戰事擾亂了全球燃料供應鏈。
According to data disclosed by the automobile club AAA, the national average price has climbed to a level approaching $6.06, which is not only higher than last week's $5.85 but also far exceeds the level of roughly $3.71 recorded during the same period last year.
根據汽車俱樂部AAA所披露的數據，全國平均價格已然攀升至逼近6.06美元之譜，不僅較上週的5.85美元為高，更遠超去年同期約3.71美元之水平。
The surge in diesel prices means that a whole array of everyday goods is becoming increasingly costly to transport, the crux of the problem being that numerous freight and delivery networks rely overwhelmingly on diesel as their primary source of power.
柴油價格的飆升，意味著一連串日常商品在運輸成本上愈趨高昂，其癥結在於眾多貨運與配送網絡悉以柴油為主要動力來源。
Some businesses have already passed this escalating cost on to consumers by levying surcharges on online orders and mailed parcels.
部分企業已藉由對線上訂單及郵寄包裹加收費用，將這筆攀升的成本轉嫁至消費者身上。
Consumers are likely to feel the mounting force of price shocks ever more keenly, especially in the grocery aisles.
消費者或將日益感受到價格衝擊之勢，於雜貨走道間尤然。
Perishable goods such as meat and produce bear the most direct pressure exerted by costly diesel — for they demand frequent transport and restocking, or else depend on farm machinery powered by such fuel in order to be harvested.
肉類與農產品等易腐之物，承受昂貴柴油所施加最為直接之壓力——蓋其亟需頻繁運送與補貨，抑或須仰賴以此類燃料驅動之農機以行收割。
These costs may take some time to be passed on downstream.
這些成本或需歷經時日方能向下傳導。
Yet the surge in diesel prices, too, appears unlikely to abate in the near term.
然而，柴油價格的飆升似亦難望短期內消退。
The retail prices of diesel and regular gasoline — the national average of which had already approached $4.30 on Friday — are inextricably bound up with crude oil prices.
柴油與普通汽油之零售價格——週五全美均價已逼近4.30美元——與原油價格休戚相關。
And oil prices have lately resumed their upward march.
而油價近來重啟漲勢。
This week, as hostilities between the United States and Iran flared up once again, both the international benchmark Brent crude and US crude futures breached the $100-a-barrel threshold for the first time in months.
本週，隨著美伊兩國戰事再度升溫，國際基準布倫特原油與美國原油期貨均於數月來首度突破每桶100美元大關。
Meanwhile, the political repercussions are likely to continue accumulating.
與此同時，政治效應恐將持續積累。
President Donald Trump has repeatedly sought to play down the impact of the war he jointly initiated, remarking that oil prices might not subside until after the November midterm elections.
總統唐納德·川普曾屢次試圖淡化其共同發動之戰爭所帶來的衝擊，並表示油價或須待11月中期選舉之後方會回落。
The price of diesel in the United States has now risen by more than 60% compared with late February, before the United States and Israel launched their attacks on Iran, when the AAA national average stood at roughly $3.76 per gallon.
美國柴油價格現今較2月底美國與以色列對伊朗發動襲擊前攀升逾60%，其時AAA全國平均價格約為每加侖3.76美元。
As supply chains in the Middle East were disrupted — most notably by the obstruction of the bulk of tanker traffic through the crucial Strait of Hormuz — the cost of crude oil, the principal feedstock for refined fuels such as diesel and petrol, soared, and prices accordingly climbed steeply.
隨著中東供應鏈中斷——尤以關鍵的霍爾木茲海峽大部分油輪交通受阻為甚——原油（柴油與汽油等精煉燃料之主要原料）成本飆升，價格遂急速攀升。
Although a glimmer of peace had briefly emerged earlier in the summer, oil prices are now resuming their upward trajectory as the conflict escalates once again.
儘管夏季早些時候曾一度浮現和平的曙光，但隨著戰事再度升級，油價如今重啟攀升之勢。
Further supply disruptions are steadily accumulating.
更多供應中斷正逐步累積。
The International Energy Agency reported on Friday that Saudi Arabia's oil output last month fell to its lowest level in thirty years, owing to Houthi attacks on its energy infrastructure.
國際能源署週五報告稱，由於胡塞武裝襲擊其能源設施，沙烏地阿拉伯上月石油產量降至三十年來最低。
On Friday, the International Energy Agency further noted that the losses sustained in the Middle East have been increasingly amplified by the war in Ukraine.
國際能源署於週五進一步指出，中東所受之損失，因烏克蘭戰爭而益形放大。
Russia's refining system has been disrupted by fierce Ukrainian attacks, with exports of refined petroleum products having all but ground to a halt.
俄羅斯煉油體系因烏克蘭之猛烈攻擊而告中斷，成品油出口幾近停頓。
Once adjusted for inflation, fuel prices have, in times past, been considerably steeper.
經通膨調整後，燃料價格昔時曾更為高昂。
Take, for instance, the eve of the 2008 financial crisis, when the price of diesel climbed to roughly $4.74 a gallon — the equivalent, by the reckoning of the latest government data, of $7.20 in 2026.
以2008年金融危機前夕為例，柴油價格攀升至每加侖約4.74美元，據政府最新數據換算，相當於2026年之7.20美元。
As for the record of nearly $5.82 set in 2022, merely months after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, that figure, once adjusted for inflation, comes to approximately $6.56 this year.
至於2022年俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭僅數月後所創下之近5.82美元紀錄，經通膨調整後，今年約合6.56美元。
This has by no means alleviated the hardship engendered by current high prices, which have already exerted knock-on effects on the economy and on the broader cost of living.
這非但未能消弭當前高價所衍生的苦楚，而此等價格已然對經濟及更廣泛的生活成本構成連鎖效應。
Motorists, too, are feeling considerable strain when it comes to petrol.
駕駛者於汽油方面亦倍感壓力。
On Friday, the average price of regular unleaded gasoline reached $4.29 per gallon, representing an increase from the $2.98 seen before the outbreak of the Iran war, yet still falling short of the national average peak of nearly $5.02 recorded in 2022.
週五，普通無鉛汽油均價達每加侖4.29美元，較伊朗戰爭爆發前的2.98美元有所攀升，惟仍低於2022年全國平均近5.02美元之峰值。
For decades, diesel prices in the United States have consistently exceeded those of gasoline, and their upward trajectory had hitherto been all the more precipitous.
數十年來，美國柴油價格始終高於汽油，且其漲勢此前亦更為迅猛。
The reasons for this lie partly in the relative paucity of elasticity in demand for diesel, compounded by the pivotal position it occupies within the global commercial system.
箇中緣由，部分在於柴油需求彈性相對匱乏，復以其於全球商業體系中所佔之樞紐地位。
By way of illustration, when gasoline prices climb, individual households can still contrive to curtail their driving; yet as regards the global freight transport network's dependence on diesel, there exists scarcely any immediately viable alternative.
舉例而言，當汽油價格攀升之際，個別家庭尚可設法減少駕車出行；然而，全球貨物運輸網絡對柴油之依賴，卻幾乎不存在任何立即可行的替代方案。
Diesel may be deemed an indispensable element at every stage of the food supply chain: it powers not only agricultural machinery and fishing vessels but also the trains and trucks bound for grocery stores.
柴油堪稱食品供應鏈各環節不可或缺之要素：既驅動農機與漁船，亦驅動駛往雜貨店的火車與卡車。
According to an alliance of independent grocers representing 7,500 supermarkets worldwide, fuel accounts for roughly 15% to 30% of the total cost of food.
據代表全球7,500家超市之獨立雜貨商聯盟所稱，燃料約佔食品總成本之15%至30%。
Consequently, rising diesel prices tend to drive up grocery prices, though the effects of an energy shock may take time to propagate through the entire supply chain.
職是之故，柴油價格攀升往往致使雜貨售價上揚，惟能源衝擊之效應或需時日方能傳導至整體供應鏈。
David Ortega, a professor of food economics and policy at Michigan State University, points out that items requiring constant refrigeration during transport are typically the first to face rising prices.
密西根州立大學食品經濟與政策教授大衛·奧爾特加指出，於運輸過程中亟需維持冷藏之品項，往往率先面臨價格攀升。
In July, for instance, overall US grocery prices rose 2.7% year on year, yet seafood prices surged by 7%, and fresh fruit prices climbed 4.9% as well.
以七月為例，美國整體雜貨價格較去年同期上揚2.7%，然而海鮮價格漲幅達7%，新鮮水果價格亦攀升4.9%。
Ortega cautions that other factors may also be at play.
奧爾特加示警，其他因素或亦正發揮作用。
In July, lettuce likewise bore elevated transportation costs, yet owing to a cyclospora outbreak that caused demand to contract, its price fell rather than rose.
7月萵苣同樣承受較高之運輸成本，然因環孢子蟲疫情致使需求萎縮，價格不升反跌。
Nevertheless, the longer diesel prices remain stubbornly high, the more the pressure borne by consumers is likely to mount accordingly.
儘管如此，柴油價格居高不下之勢持續愈久，消費者所承受之壓力恐將隨之遞增。
Alter explained last week: "Initially, the rise in costs was largely absorbed within the supply chain through existing freight contracts and retailers' profit margins.
奧爾特加上週闡釋道：「初期，成本上揚多半透過既有貨運合約與零售商利潤率於供應鏈內部吸納。
However, as contracts are renegotiated and fuel surcharges are implemented, an increasing share of these costs will be passed on to the grocery retail end."
然則，隨著合約重新議定與燃料附加費之施行，愈來愈多成本將轉嫁至雜貨零售端。」
As early as April, the e-commerce giant Amazon had already imposed a temporary 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on certain third-party sellers.
早在4月，電子商務巨擘亞馬遜即已針對部分第三方賣家，暫時性地加徵3.5%的燃料與物流附加費。
United Parcel Service, FedEx, and the United States Postal Service likewise took action in succession during the early stages of the war, citing the overall rise in fuel costs as the reason for levying additional charges on some of the parcels they carry.
聯合包裹、聯邦快遞與美國郵政署亦於戰爭初期相繼採取行動，以整體燃料成本攀升為由，對其承運之部分包裹加收費用。
Experts caution that the longer diesel prices remain elevated, the more pronounced the price increases are likely to become.
專家警示，柴油價格居高不下之勢持續愈久，價格漲幅恐愈形擴大。
An array of other goods—clothing, cosmetics, and furniture among them—likewise depend on diesel-powered networks for their transport.
服裝、化妝品及家具等一系列其他產品，亦皆仰賴柴油驅動之網絡予以運輸。
The scope of its impact extends far beyond what can be encompassed by consumer goods alone.
其影響範疇所及，遠非消費品一端所能概括。
A number of public transport buses and trains likewise rely on diesel as their source of power.
若干公共運輸巴士與火車亦以柴油為動力來源。
Diesel generators, for their part, typically serve as a source of backup or emergency power, and in certain remote regions of the world they even constitute the primary source of electricity.
柴油發電機則通常作為備用或緊急電力之用，於世界部分偏遠地區，甚且構成主要電力來源。
Experts warn that the repercussions are likely to deepen further, particularly in the nations of Africa and Asia, where dependence on Middle Eastern imports is comparatively high and which have already borne the brunt of the most severe energy shocks.
專家警告，其後果恐將持續深化，尤以非洲及亞洲諸國為甚；此等地區對中東進口之依賴程度較高，且已然承受能源衝擊最為嚴峻之打擊。
According to the latest global petrol price data, Nigeria's diesel price has soared by more than 90% since the end of February — Indonesia follows closely behind at nearly 87%, while Lebanon's has reached 80%.
根據全球汽油價格的最新數據，奈及利亞柴油價格自2月底以來飆升逾90%——印尼以近87%緊隨其後，黎巴嫩則達80%。
A complex interplay of factors — fuel taxes, local economic conditions, and the like — gives rise to starkly divergent price tags across countries.
燃料稅、當地經濟狀況等諸般因素錯綜交織，致使各國價格標籤懸殊迥異。
As of Monday, the average price of diesel in Nigeria stood at approximately $4.95 per gallon (1,730 naira per litre).
截至週一，奈及利亞柴油平均價格約為每加侖4.95美元（每公升1,730奈拉）。
Meanwhile, the highest price recorded in the global petrol price report was to be found in Hong Kong, where the cost of diesel soared by nearly 26% during the war, averaging $17.78 per gallon (close to HK$37 per litre) on Monday.
與此同時，全球汽油價格報告所載最高標價見於香港，其柴油成本於戰爭期間飆漲近26%，週一平均達每加侖17.78美元（每公升近37港元）。
A protracted stretch of constrained supply may well lie ahead — possibly accompanied by steadily escalating prices.
前方或許橫亙著一條供應受限的漫漫長路——甚或伴隨著節節攀升的價格。
S&P Global Energy clarified on Thursday that, according to its current projections, Middle Eastern crude oil production will not recover to pre-war levels before the end of 2027.
標普全球能源於週四闡明，其當前預估中東原油產量在2027年底前將不會回升至戰前水平。
Jim Burkhard, Vice President at S&P Global Energy and Head of Global Crude Oil Research, remarked, "Far from returning to calm, the market will instead continue to adapt in response to this new normal."
標普全球能源副總裁兼全球原油研究主管吉姆·伯克哈德表示：「市場非但不會恢復平靜，反而將持續調適以因應此一新常態。」
He further noted that security and logistical challenges will continue to constrain the flow of oil.
他並指出，安全與後勤方面的挑戰仍將持續箝制石油的流動。
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