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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Feb 1/07 - 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 29
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.406 -0.015 -0.124
New England 2.570 -0.012 -0.091
Central Atlantic 2.508 -0.017 -0.110
Lower Atlantic 2.347 -0.014 -0.134
II Midwest 2.349 -0.022 -0.082
III Gulf Coast 2.347 -0.014 -0.108
IV Rocky Mountain 2.556 -0.030 0.082
V West Coast 2.687 -0.008 0.047
California 2.761 0.019 0.028
Total U.S. 2.413 -0.017 -0.076
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