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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Nov 20/08 - 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 17
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.924 -0.136 -0.483
New England 3.148 -0.118 -0.340
Central Atlantic 3.072 -0.131 -0.452
Lower Atlantic 2.840 -0.140 -0.510
II Midwest 2.764 -0.124 -0.625
III Gulf Coast 2.754 -0.141 -0.570
IV Rocky Mountain 2.964 -0.142 -0.685
V West Coast 2.768 -0.142 -0.818
California 2.754 -0.159 -0.870
Total U.S. 2.809 -0.135 -0.601
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