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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Nov 2/06 - 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 2.530 -0.007 -0.254
New England 2.629 -0.007 -0.205
Central Atlantic 2.646 -0.005 -0.202
Lower Atlantic 2.472 -0.008 -0.281
II Midwest 2.501 -0.001 -0.406
III Gulf Coast 2.462 -0.015 -0.384
IV Rocky Mountain 2.577 0.014 -0.502
V West Coast 2.602 -0.026 -0.349
California 2.645 -0.024 -0.291
Total U.S. 2.517 -0.007 -0.359
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