U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Jan 7/16 - 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 4, 2016
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.260 -0.019 -0.944
New England 2.344 -0.021 -0.943
Central Atlantic 2.391 -0.021 -0.912
Lower Atlantic 2.143 -0.018 -0.966
II Midwest 2.130 -0.033 -0.972
III Gulf Coast 2.114 -0.026 -0.931
IV Rocky Mountain 2.191 -0.036 -0.948
V West Coast 2.464 -0.003 -0.756
less California 2.303 0.011 -0.771
California 2.595 -0.014 -0.746
Total U.S. 2.211 -0.024 -0.926
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