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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Nov 13/08 - 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 November 10
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.060 -0.159 -0.355
New England 3.266 -0.154 -0.218
Central Atlantic 3.203 -0.166 -0.320
Lower Atlantic 2.980 -0.157 -0.382
II Midwest 2.888 -0.130 -0.515
III Gulf Coast 2.895 -0.138 -0.452
IV Rocky Mountain 2.964 -0.193 -0.568
V West Coast 2.910 -0.142 -0.698
California 2.913 -0.144 -0.750
Total U.S. 2.944 -0.144 -0.481
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