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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Oct 19/06 - 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 October 16
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.521 -0.012 -0.595
New England 2.623 -0.026 -0.290
Central Atlantic 2.636 -0.018 -0.330
Lower Atlantic 2.462 -0.009 -0.737
II Midwest 2.459 0.011 -0.685
III Gulf Coast 2.461 0.015 -0.716
IV Rocky Mountain 2.539 -0.045 -0.639
V West Coast 2.655 -0.042 -0.523
California 2.703 -0.048 -0.507
Total U.S. 2.503 -0.003 -0.645
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