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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Mar 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 March 5
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.604 0.078 0.033
New England 2.693 0.043 0.037
Central Atlantic 2.668 0.070 -0.014
Lower Atlantic 2.568 0.085 0.052
II Midwest 2.606 0.083 0.106
III Gulf Coast 2.587 0.090 0.088
IV Rocky Mountain 2.658 0.090 0.113
V West Coast 2.795 0.005 0.084
California 2.897 -0.014 0.158
Total U.S. 2.626 0.075 0.081
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