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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Sep 14/06 - SNS -- The weekly diesel price provides a proxy for trends in U.S. truck rates, according to the USDA. Diesel fuel is a significant expense for agriculture commodity movements by truck, accounting for 37% of the estimated variable cost.
Retail On-Highway Diesel Prices to September 11
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.826 -0.085 -0.023
New England 2.955 -0.054 0.035
Central Atlantic 2.958 -0.074 0.023
Lower Atlantic 2.757 -0.093 -0.049
II Midwest 2.787 -0.150 0.005
III Gulf Coast 2.770 -0.102 -0.027
IV Rocky Mountain 3.236 -0.082 0.279
V West Coast 3.137 -0.062 0.044
California 3.125 -0.050 -0.033
Total U.S. 2.857 -0.110 0.010
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