U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Jul 14/17 - 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 July 10, 2017
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.523 0.001 0.099
New England 2.578 0.000 0.109
Central Atlantic 2.672 0.001 0.151
Lower Atlantic 2.407 0.000 0.066
II Midwest 2.421 0.018 0.036
III Gulf Coast 2.311 0.004 0.050
IV Rocky Mountain 2.584 -0.001 0.139
V West Coast 2.771 0.012 0.063
less California 2.653 0.025 0.057
California 2.867 0.001 0.069
Total U.S. 2.481 0.009 0.067
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