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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Dec 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 December 18
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.599 -0.011 0.100
New England 2.730 -0.019 0.083
Central Atlantic 2.722 -0.008 0.113
Lower Atlantic 2.535 -0.011 0.097
II Midwest 2.555 -0.008 0.112
III Gulf Coast 2.519 -0.021 0.084
IV Rocky Mountain 2.716 -0.008 0.306
V West Coast 2.887 -0.044 0.382
California 2.917 -0.046 0.396
Total U.S. 2.606 -0.015 0.144
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