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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Dec 13/07 - 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 10
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.372 -0.072 0.762
New England 3.570 -0.025 0.821
Central Atlantic 3.514 -0.056 0.784
Lower Atlantic 3.293 -0.083 0.747
II Midwest 3.276 -0.109 0.713
III Gulf Coast 3.265 -0.080 0.725
IV Rocky Mountain 3.397 -0.090 0.673
V West Coast 3.440 -0.092 0.509
California 3.455 -0.112 0.492
Total U.S. 3.325 -0.091 0.704
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