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US diesel prices surpass $6 per gallon, intensifying pressure on the cost of transporting daily necessities

US diesel prices surpass $6 per gallon, intensifying pressure on the cost of transporting daily necessities

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September 11th, 2026

US diesel prices surpass $6 per gallon, intensifying pressure on the cost of transporting daily necessities

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On Friday, diesel prices in the United States set another record, with the average price surpassing $6 per gallon, as the war between Washington and Iran disrupted global fuel flows.

周五,美国柴油价格再创纪录,平均价格突破每加仑6美元,因华盛顿与伊朗的战争扰乱了全球燃料流通。

According to data provided by the automobile club AAA, the national average price has climbed to nearly $6.06, up from $5.85 last week and about $3.71 at the same time last year.

根据汽车俱乐部AAA所提供的数据,全国平均价格已从上周的5.85美元以及去年同期的约3.71美元攀升至近6.06美元。

The surge in diesel prices has significantly increased the transportation costs of numerous everyday goods, a consequence of diesel's extensive use in freight and delivery networks.

柴油价格攀升致使众多日常商品运输成本显著增加究其原因,柴油在货运配送网络被广泛使用

Some businesses have passed on the rising costs to consumers through surcharges on online orders and mailed parcels.

部分企业借助在线订单邮寄包裹附加费,将上涨的成本转嫁给消费者。

Shoppers are likely to feel an increasingly heavy price impact, especially when standing in front of the grocery shelves.

购物者可能会感到越来越大的价格冲击尤其是在杂货货架前

Perishable foods such as meat and produce are among those facing the most direct pressure from expensive diesel, since they require frequent transport and restockingor may be harvested using diesel-powered agricultural equipment.

肉类和农产品易腐食品面临昂贵柴油最直接的压力之一,因为它们需要频繁运输和补货——或者可能使用以柴油为动力的农业设备收割

It may take some time for these costs to gradually filter through to the end consumer.

这些成本或许尚需时日方能逐步传导至终端

However, the sharp surge in diesel prices is unlikely to subside in the short term.

然而柴油价格急剧攀升恐怕短期内难以消退

Retail prices for diesel and regular gasolinewith the average price of regular gasoline in the United States approaching $4.30 on Fridayare closely tied to crude oil prices.

柴油普通汽油零售价格——周五美国普通汽油均价接近4.30美元——原油价格紧密相连

And oil prices have recently regained their upward momentum.

油价近期重拾涨势

This week, as fighting between the United States and Iran escalated once again, both international benchmark Brent crude and U.S. crude broke through $100 a barrel for the first time in months.

本周随着美国伊朗战斗再次升级国际基准布伦特原油美国原油突破每桶100美元为数月来首次

Meanwhile, the political fallout is likely to accumulate.

与此同时政治影响可能会不断累积

President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly sought to play down the impact of the war he helped start, has said oil prices may not come down until after the November midterm elections.

曾多次试图淡化其共同发起的战争影响总统唐纳德·特朗普表示油价可能要到11月中期选举之后才会回落

At present, diesel prices in the United States have risen by more than 60% compared with late Februarythat is, before the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iranwhen AAA data showed a national average of about $3.76 per gallon.

目前美国柴油价格较2月底——美国和以色列对伊朗发动袭击之前——已上涨超过60%当时AAA数据显示全国均价约为每加仑3.76美元

Because disruptions to supply chains in the Middle East have caused the cost of crude oilthe main raw material for refined fuels such as diesel and gasolineto climb sharply, and because most tanker traffic has been blocked in the crucial Strait of Hormuz, oil prices have risen rapidly as a result.

由于中东供应链中断导致原油——柴油和汽油等精炼燃料主要原料——成本大幅攀升加之大多数油轮运输在关键的霍尔木兹海峡受阻油价随之迅速上涨

Although there had been some hopes for peace earlier in the summer, oil prices have now regained their upward momentum as the fighting escalates once again.

尽管夏季早些时候曾出现一些和平希望,但随着战斗再次升级油价现已重拾升势

More supply disruptions are accumulating.

更多的供应中断正在累积

The International Energy Agency reported on Friday that Saudi Arabia's oil output fell to a three-decade low last month after Houthi attacks on its energy facilities.

国际能源署周五报告称由于胡塞武装袭击其能源设施沙特上月石油产量降至三十年低点

On Friday, the International Energy Agency also noted that the losses in the Middle East have been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine.

国际能源署周五还指出中东的损失因乌克兰战争而加剧

Intense Ukrainian attacks have disrupted Russia's refining system, almost halting exports of refined petroleum products.

乌克兰的猛烈袭击导致俄罗斯炼油系统中断几乎停止了成品油出口

When adjusted for inflation, fuel prices have historically been higher.

经通胀调整后燃料价格在历史上曾处于更高水平

For instance, according to the latest government data, before the 2008 financial crisis, the price of diesel reached about $4.74 per gallon, which is equivalent to $7.20 in 2026.

例如根据政府最新数据2008年金融危机前柴油价格达到每加仑4.74美元相当于2026年的7.20美元

Meanwhile, the record of nearly $5.82 set within months of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 amounts to roughly $6.56 this year after adjusting for inflation.

2022年俄罗斯入侵乌克兰后几个月内创下的近5.82美元纪录按通胀调整后今年约为6.56美元

This has done nothing to ease the pain caused by current high oil prices, which have already set off a chain reaction across the economy and the broader cost of living.

这并未能缓解当前高油价所引发的阵痛其已然对经济以及更为广泛的生活成本造成了连锁反应

Meanwhile, drivers are also feeling the strain of their spending on petrol.

与此同时司机们也在汽油开支承受着压力

On Friday, the average price of regular unleaded gasoline reached $4.29 per gallon, up from $2.98 before the outbreak of the Iran war, though it remains below the national peak of nearly $5.02 in 2022.

周五,普通无铅汽油的均价达到每加仑4.29美元,较伊朗战争爆发前的2.98美元有所攀升,不过仍低于2022年全美近5.02美元的峰值水平。

For decades, diesel prices in the United States have consistently been higher than gasoline prices, and they had previously risen more rapidly.

几十年来美国柴油价格一直高于汽油且此前上涨速度更快

This is partly due to the lower elasticity of demand for diesel and its role in global trade.

部分原因包括需求弹性较小以及柴油在全球贸易中的地位

For instance, when gasoline prices are high, individual households may cut back on driving, but the networks that rely on diesel to transport goods worldwide have virtually no direct substitutes.

例如当汽油价格高企时个别家庭可能会减少驾车依赖柴油在全球运输货物的网络几乎没有直接的替代品

Diesel plays an indispensable role at every stage of the food supply chain.

柴油在食品供应链的每一个环节均发挥着不可或缺的作用

It not only powers agricultural machinery and fishing boats, but also fuels the trains and trucks that transport goods to grocery stores.

它不仅为农业机械与渔船提供动力更为运送货物至杂货店的火车和卡车供给燃料

According to the Independent Grocers Alliance, fuel accounts for roughly 15% to 30% of the total cost of food.

独立杂货商联盟称,燃料约占食品总成本15%至30%

The alliance has 7,500 supermarkets worldwide under its umbrella.

该联盟旗下拥有7500家全球超市

As a result, rising diesel costs tend to drive up grocery prices, although it may take some time for energy shocks to work their way through the supply chain.

因此柴油成本上升往往导致杂货价格上涨尽管能源冲击传导至供应链可能需要一段时间

David Ortega, a professor of food economics and policy at Michigan State University, points out that goods requiring refrigeration during transport tend to be the first to see price increases.

密歇根州立大学食品经济学与政策教授大卫·奥尔特加指出在运输过程中需要冷藏保存的商品其价格往往首当其冲地上涨

Take July as an example: overall US grocery prices climbed 2.7% year on year, yet seafood prices surged by 7%, and fresh fruit prices also rose by 4.9%.

以7月份为例美国整体食品杂货价格同比攀升2.7%然而海鲜价格却大幅上涨7%,新鲜水果价格亦上涨4.9%

Ortega points out that other variables may also play a role in this.

奥尔特加指出其他变量亦可能在其中发挥作用

In July, lettuce likewise came under pressure from rising transportation costs; however, an outbreak of cyclosporiasis caused demand to shrink, which in turn pushed prices down.

7月份生菜同样承受着运输成本攀升的压力然而环孢子虫疫情的暴发致使需求萎缩进而压低了价格

The longer diesel prices remain stubbornly high, the heavier the burden on consumers is likely to become.

柴油价格居高不下持续的时间越久,消费者所承受的压力便可能愈发沉重。

Ortagus explained last week: "Early on, most of the cost increases were absorbed within the supply chain through existing freight contracts and retailers' profit margins.

奥尔特加上周解释说:“早期大部分成本增加通过现有货运合同零售商利润率在供应链中被吸收

But as contracts are repriced and fuel surcharges take effect, more of the costs will be passed on to grocery stores."

但随着合同重新定价燃油附加费生效更多成本会传导到杂货店。”

As early as April, the e-commerce giant Amazon began imposing a temporary 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on some third-party sellers.

早在4月份电子商务巨头亚马逊便对部分第三方卖家开征了3.5%的临时燃油和物流附加费

UPS, FedEx, and the United States Postal Service likewise took action in the early days of the war, adding fees to some parcel shipments on the grounds that overall fuel costs had risen.

联合包裹联邦快递美国邮政总局同样在战争初期采取行动对部分包裹运输加收费用理由是整体燃料成本上升

Experts warn that the longer diesel prices remain stubbornly high, the more they may rise.

专家警告称柴油价格持续居高不下时间越长其涨幅可能就越大

A range of other products, such as clothing, cosmetics, and furniture, likewise depend on diesel-powered transport networks for their delivery.

服装化妆品家具等一系列其他产品同样依赖柴油驱动的运输网络进行运送

The applications of diesel extend far beyond the realm of consumer goods.

柴油的应用范畴远不止于消费品领域

Some public buses and trains likewise rely on diesel as their source of power.

部分公共巴士与列车同样以柴油为动力来源

Diesel generators, meanwhile, commonly serve as a means of backup or emergency power supply, and in certain remote areas they even constitute the primary source of electricity.

柴油发电机普遍充当备用或应急电力供应手段,在某些偏远地区甚至构成了主要的电力来源

Experts warn that the consequences could deteriorate further, particularly in African and Asian countries, which rely more heavily on imports from the Middle East and have already been hit hardest by the energy shock.

专家警告,后果可能进一步恶化,尤其是在非洲和亚洲国家,这些国家更依赖中东进口,且已受到能源冲击的最严重打击。

According to the latest data provided by Global Petrol Prices, since the end of February, diesel prices in Nigeria have soared by more than 90%, followed closely by Indonesia with an increase of nearly 87%, while Lebanon saw a rise of 80%.

根据Global Petrol Prices提供的最新数据,自2月底以来,尼日利亚柴油价格飙升逾90%,紧随其后的是印度尼西亚,涨幅接近87%,黎巴嫩则为80%。

Influenced by factors such as fuel taxes and local economic conditions, prices vary significantly from country to country.

燃油税当地经济状况等因素影响,各国价格差异显著

As of Monday, the average price of diesel in Nigeria stood at approximately $4.95 per gallon (equivalent to 1,730 naira per litre).

截至周一尼日利亚柴油均价约为每加仑4.95美元每升1730奈拉)。

Meanwhile, according to a report by Global Petrol Prices, the highest price was recorded in Hong Kong, where diesel costs surged by nearly 26% during the war, averaging $17.78 per gallon (nearly HK$37 per litre) on Monday.

与此同时据Global Petrol Prices报告最高价格出现在香港战争期间柴油成本上涨近26%周一均价为每加仑17.78美元(合每升近37港元)。

A long road of constrained supply may lie aheadand perhaps increasingly higher prices as well.

前方可能是一条供应受限的漫长道路——或许还有越来越高的价格。

S&P Global Energy said on Thursday that it now expects Middle Eastern crude oil production not to return to pre-war levels before the end of 2027.

标普全球能源周四表示,目前预计中东原油产量在2027年底之前不会恢复至战前水平。

Jim Burkhard, Vice President and Head of Global Oil Research at S&P Global Energy, said: "The market will not return to calm; instead, it will adapt to a new normal."

标普全球能源副总裁全球原油研究主管吉姆·伯克哈德表示:“市场不会恢复平静而是会适应新常态。”

He pointed out that security and logistical challenges continue to constrain the flow of oil.

他指出安全物流方面挑战持续制约着石油流动

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