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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Mar 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 March 19
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.661 -0.008 0.055
New England 2.722 -0.008 0.020
Central Atlantic 2.719 0.000 0.022
Lower Atlantic 2.631 -0.012 0.073
II Midwest 2.666 -0.007 0.133
III Gulf Coast 2.640 -0.004 0.088
IV Rocky Mountain 2.765 0.029 0.157
V West Coast 2.813 0.002 0.097
California 2.875 -0.024 0.137
Total U.S. 2.681 -0.004 0.100
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