U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Dec 21/17 - 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 18, 2017
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.897 -0.004 0.338
New England 2.924 0.024 0.337
Central Atlantic 3.060 0.000 0.393
Lower Atlantic 2.778 -0.010 0.308
II Midwest 2.853 -0.010 0.374
III Gulf Coast 2.697 -0.008 0.287
IV Rocky Mountain 2.958 -0.033 0.463
V West Coast 3.327 -0.017 0.539
less California 3.044 -0.028 0.339
California 3.552 -0.008 0.698
Total U.S. 2.901 -0.009 0.374
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