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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Jan 17/08 - 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 January 14
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.391 -0.045 0.954
New England 3.621 -0.023 0.999
Central Atlantic 3.510 -0.044 0.951
Lower Atlantic 3.318 -0.048 0.950
II Midwest 3.288 -0.057 0.880
III Gulf Coast 3.266 -0.052 0.875
IV Rocky Mountain 3.261 -0.015 0.636
V West Coast 3.420 -0.054 0.671
California 3.459 -0.067 0.686
Total U.S. 3.326 -0.050 0.863
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