U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Apr 14/16 - 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 April 11, 2016
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.187 0.008 -0.729
New England 2.237 -0.006 -0.839
Central Atlantic 2.301 0.005 -0.779
Lower Atlantic 2.090 0.013 -0.669
II Midwest 2.082 0.017 -0.551
III Gulf Coast 1.992 0.009 -0.628
IV Rocky Mountain 2.142 0.019 -0.561
V West Coast 2.332 0.015 -0.582
less California 2.200 0.021 -0.520
California 2.437 0.011 -0.634
Total U.S. 2.128 0.013 -0.626
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