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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Feb 8/07 - 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 February 5
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.433 0.027 -0.103
New England 2.593 0.023 -0.066
Central Atlantic 2.527 0.019 -0.091
Lower Atlantic 2.378 0.031 -0.112
II Midwest 2.377 0.028 -0.068
III Gulf Coast 2.360 0.013 -0.103
IV Rocky Mountain 2.523 -0.033 0.020
V West Coast 2.720 0.033 0.075
California 2.825 0.064 0.086
Total U.S. 2.435 0.022 -0.064
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