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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Oct 11/07 - 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 October 8
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.031 -0.021 0.498
New England 3.123 0.006 0.474
Central Atlantic 3.137 -0.004 0.483
Lower Atlantic 2.977 -0.031 0.506
II Midwest 3.028 -0.033 0.580
III Gulf Coast 2.946 -0.029 0.500
IV Rocky Mountain 3.139 0.039 0.555
V West Coast 3.167 0.077 0.470
California 3.197 0.054 0.446
Total U.S. 3.035 -0.013 0.529
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