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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Nov 9/06 - 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 November 6
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.508 -0.022 -0.149
New England 2.613 -0.016 -0.131
Central Atlantic 2.628 -0.018 -0.127
Lower Atlantic 2.448 -0.024 -0.160
II Midwest 2.493 -0.008 -0.178
III Gulf Coast 2.449 -0.013 -0.230
IV Rocky Mountain 2.577 0.000 -0.330
V West Coast 2.606 0.004 -0.215
California 2.637 -0.008 -0.160
Total U.S. 2.506 -0.011 -0.192
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