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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Feb 22/07 - 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 19
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.479 0.014 -0.008
New England 2.636 0.011 0.043
Central Atlantic 2.581 0.017 0.001
Lower Atlantic 2.421 0.013 -0.016
II Midwest 2.444 0.015 0.046
III Gulf Coast 2.418 0.024 -0.009
IV Rocky Mountain 2.517 0.000 0.020
V West Coast 2.784 0.007 0.190
California 2.901 -0.004 0.227
Total U.S. 2.491 0.015 0.036
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