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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Sep 11/08 - 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 September 8
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 4.100 -0.069 1.188
New England 4.312 -0.047 1.344
Central Atlantic 4.246 -0.061 1.255
Lower Atlantic 4.018 -0.075 1.146
II Midwest 4.015 -0.051 1.073
III Gulf Coast 4.015 -0.053 1.150
IV Rocky Mountain 4.105 -0.079 1.150
V West Coast 4.156 -0.092 1.174
California 4.185 -0.097 1.190
Total U.S. 4.059 -0.062 1.135
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