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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Aug 16/07 - 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 August 13
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.820 -0.046 -0.197
New England 2.923 -0.032 -0.154
Central Atlantic 2.901 -0.044 -0.229
Lower Atlantic 2.776 -0.049 -0.188
II Midwest 2.835 -0.052 -0.230
III Gulf Coast 2.771 -0.053 -0.203
IV Rocky Mountain 2.980 -0.032 -0.331
V West Coast 3.019 -0.058 -0.199
California 3.054 -0.086 -0.166
Total U.S. 2.847 -0.051 -0.218
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