U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Jun 23/16 - 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 June 20, 2016
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.443 -0.006 -0.516
New England 2.494 0.002 -0.591
Central Atlantic 2.542 0.005 -0.560
Lower Atlantic 2.358 -0.014 -0.466
II Midwest 2.386 -0.004 -0.360
III Gulf Coast 2.296 -0.011 -0.459
IV Rocky Mountain 2.413 0.000 -0.386
V West Coast 2.706 -0.005 -0.391
less California 2.606 -0.004 -0.401
California 2.786 -0.005 -0.384
Total U.S. 2.426 -0.005 -0.433
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