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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Aug 23/07 - 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 20
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.842 0.022 -0.111
New England 2.915 -0.008 -0.134
Central Atlantic 2.905 0.004 -0.173
Lower Atlantic 2.808 0.032 -0.082
II Midwest 2.864 0.029 -0.177
III Gulf Coast 2.807 0.036 -0.116
IV Rocky Mountain 2.977 -0.003 -0.372
V West Coast 2.996 -0.023 -0.241
California 3.016 -0.038 -0.205
Total U.S. 2.868 0.021 -0.165
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