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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Dec 31/09 - 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 December 28
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.749 0.009 0.326
New England 2.862 0.009 0.224
Central Atlantic 2.857 0.016 0.321
Lower Atlantic 2.693 0.006 0.338
II Midwest 2.707 -0.001 0.393
III Gulf Coast 2.689 0.009 0.425
IV Rocky Mountain 2.728 -0.012 0.478
V West Coast 2.841 0.016 0.568
California 2.902 0.011 0.661
Total U.S. 2.732 0.006 0.405
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