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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Sep 25/08 - 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 22
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 4.021 -0.061 0.984
New England 4.110 -0.136 1.010
Central Atlantic 4.081 -0.085 0.957
Lower Atlantic 3.987 -0.044 0.994
II Midwest 3.931 -0.042 0.877
III Gulf Coast 3.924 -0.087 0.953
IV Rocky Mountain 3.964 -0.077 0.936
V West Coast 3.943 -0.113 0.889
California 3.951 -0.102 0.858
Total U.S. 3.958 -0.065 0.926
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