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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Jan 11/07 - 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 January 8
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.520 -0.045 -0.008
New England 2.672 -0.038 -0.004
Central Atlantic 2.633 -0.048 0.007
Lower Atlantic 2.458 -0.045 -0.015
II Midwest 2.483 -0.051 0.032
III Gulf Coast 2.459 -0.041 0.006
IV Rocky Mountain 2.682 -0.015 0.261
V West Coast 2.824 -0.029 0.247
California 2.856 -0.027 0.255
Total U.S. 2.537 -0.043 0.052
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