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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Dec 6/07 - 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 December 3
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.444 -0.009 0.834
New England 3.595 0.005 0.879
Central Atlantic 3.570 -0.004 0.853
Lower Atlantic 3.376 -0.013 0.821
II Midwest 3.385 -0.038 0.807
III Gulf Coast 3.345 -0.015 0.808
IV Rocky Mountain 3.487 -0.040 0.780
V West Coast 3.532 -0.055 0.672
California 3.567 -0.053 0.707
Total U.S. 3.416 -0.028 0.798
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