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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Jan 18/07 - 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 15
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.437 -0.083 -0.052
New England 2.622 -0.050 -0.041
Central Atlantic 2.559 -0.074 -0.046
Lower Atlantic 2.368 -0.090 -0.056
II Midwest 2.408 -0.075 0.000
III Gulf Coast 2.391 -0.068 -0.024
IV Rocky Mountain 2.625 -0.057 0.214
V West Coast 2.749 -0.075 0.184
California 2.773 -0.083 0.170
Total U.S. 2.463 -0.074 0.014
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