U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Dec 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 December 11, 2017
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.901 -0.003 0.381
New England 2.900 0.003 0.353
Central Atlantic 3.060 -0.002 0.427
Lower Atlantic 2.788 -0.006 0.359
II Midwest 2.863 -0.014 0.417
III Gulf Coast 2.705 -0.008 0.334
IV Rocky Mountain 2.991 -0.028 0.544
V West Coast 3.344 -0.029 0.572
less California 3.072 -0.034 0.382
California 3.560 -0.025 0.723
Total U.S. 2.910 -0.012 0.417
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