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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Sep 21/06 - 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
I East Coast 2.699 -0.127 -0.050
New England 2.832 -0.123 0.028
Central Atlantic 2.844 -0.114 -0.002
Lower Atlantic 2.625 -0.132 -0.077
II Midwest 2.624 -0.163 -0.024
III Gulf Coast 2.636 -0.134 -0.041
IV Rocky Mountain 3.052 -0.184 0.150
V West Coast 3.014 -0.123 0.029
California 3.002 -0.123 -0.058
Total U.S. 2.713 -0.144 -0.019
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