This is Day 3 of our Christmas Fuel Monitoring Series, continuing our near real-time tracking across the pre-Christmas travel window and Christmas week.

By Day 3, Christmas travel momentum is now firmly established, with strong interstate activity, elevated family road travel, seasonal tourism flow, and sustained logistics movement shaping fuel behavior across major U.S. states. Pricing trends on Day 3 highlight steady stability with selective tightening, as consistent travel volume begins to influence certain categories particularly in higher-movement corridors.

Our Day 3 analysis benchmarks new Morning movement against Day 2 positioning to identify where pricing is stabilizing, where marginal firming is emerging, and where disciplined market control continues to anchor the market.

⛽ State-Level Morning Fuel Price Snapshot – Day 3 (Christmas Week 2025)

Below are the near real-time Day 3 Morning fuel averages across key Christmas travel states, helping establish how pricing is evolving as the week progresses.

🌅 California (CA)
Regular – $4.279 | Premium – $4.731 | Diesel – $4.883
California continues to operate at the nation’s top pricing tier, with Diesel remaining structurally strong due to logistics intensity, urban mobility pressure, and corridor demand.

🤠 Texas (TX)
Regular – $2.459 | Premium – $3.334 | Diesel – $3.137
Texas remains cost-competitive while efficiently absorbing heavy holiday mobility, interstate travel, and freight-related demand.

🌴 Florida (FL)
Regular – $2.842 | Premium – $3.584 | Diesel – $3.593
Florida shows continued seasonal tourism strength and airport-driven travel flow, especially across major metro and tourism corridors.

🗽 New York (NY)
Regular – $3.010 | Premium – $3.899 | Diesel – $3.832
New York maintains disciplined Morning pricing, supported by balanced city commuting, outbound holiday travel, and winter-linked demand dynamics.

🌆 Illinois (IL)
Regular – $2.844 | Premium – $3.850 | Diesel – $3.623
Illinois reflects steady stability driven by Chicago-led movement, commuter routes, and logistics-assisted fuel demand.

🌽 Ohio (OH)
Regular – $2.527 | Premium – $3.535 | Diesel – $3.533
Ohio remains a critical Midwest travel corridor, with strong interstate flow and regionally driven Christmas movement keeping demand firm yet controlled.

🎓 Connecticut (CT)
Regular – $2.911 | Premium – $3.878 | Diesel – $3.914
Connecticut continues to reflect steady commuter and regional Northeast travel influence, with Diesel holding firm.

🌲 Washington (WA)
Regular – $3.917 | Premium – $4.470 | Diesel – $4.717
Washington remains positioned in the higher cost segment, influenced by metro travel, winter tourism, and sustained freight presence.

🌵 Arizona (AZ)
Regular – $3.051 | Premium – $3.734 | Diesel – $3.473
Arizona sustains seasonal tourism and long-distance travel strength, maintaining controlled yet active Morning positioning.

🚛 Nebraska (NE)
Regular – $2.873 | Premium – $3.133 | Diesel – $3.243
Nebraska continues to play a critical logistics and interstate freight role, with Diesel supporting consistent corridor transport activity.

📊 Day 3 – Key Morning Takeaways (Christmas Week 2025)

Southern & Midwest States Strengthen Cost Advantage
Texas, Florida, Ohio, Illinois, and Nebraska continue to operate as traveler-friendly cost corridors, supporting smooth mobility and Christmas journey planning while maintaining disciplined pricing.

West Coast Pricing Still Elevated, Diesel Remains Structurally Firm
California and Washington remain among the highest-priced states nationally, with Diesel holding strong due to logistics pressure, freight intensity, and sustained corridor travel.

Stability with Selective Firming Defines Day 3
Overall market behavior remains controlled and strategically positioned, with Day 3 showing steady stability while selective tightening emerges in key high-movement regions as holiday pressure builds.

🔻 Day 3 Bottom Line

Christmas travel patterns are now fully active, and Day 3 highlights structured stability with emerging firmness in select states. The market continues to demonstrate disciplined pricing behavior, even as mobility intensity strengthens heading toward peak holiday days.

📌 Ending Note

We will continue actively monitoring fuel behavior across major travel states and movement routes. For enterprise-grade fuel intelligence, competitive insights, and customized Christmas pricing dashboards connect with ITSYS Solutions for structured, real-time decision intelligence.