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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Dec 28/08 - 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 December 22
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.469 -0.065 -0.887
New England 2.689 -0.051 -0.895
Central Atlantic 2.566 -0.076 -0.931
Lower Atlantic 2.406 -0.063 -0.869
II Midwest 2.359 -0.047 -0.918
III Gulf Coast 2.306 -0.072 -0.940
IV Rocky Mountain 2.272 -0.078 -0.996
V West Coast 2.274 -0.029 -1.137
California 2.251 -0.041 -1.183
Total U.S. 2.366 -0.056 -0.942
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