U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Dec 3/09 - 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 30
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.792 -0.011 0.057
New England 2.869 0.001 -0.085
Central Atlantic 2.900 -0.007 0.025
Lower Atlantic 2.738 -0.015 0.083
II Midwest 2.748 -0.014 0.170
III Gulf Coast 2.724 -0.014 0.168
IV Rocky Mountain 2.817 -0.008 0.240
V West Coast 2.888 -0.008 0.335
California 2.948 -0.006 0.410
Total U.S. 2.775 -0.012 0.160
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