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U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost SurveyWASHINGTON - Jan 21/10 - 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 January 18
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.923 0.001 0.546
New England 3.065 -0.003 0.452
Central Atlantic 3.023 -0.003 0.509
Lower Atlantic 2.867 0.003 0.570
II Midwest 2.834 -0.010 0.570
III Gulf Coast 2.831 -0.015 0.604
IV Rocky Mountain 2.827 0.013 0.578
V West Coast 2.947 -0.024 0.609
California 3.008 -0.024 0.689
Total U.S. 2.870 -0.009 0.574
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