U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - June 7/18 - 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 4, 2018
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.282 -0.005 0.683
New England 3.302 -0.005 0.678
Central Atlantic 3.442 -0.001 0.698
Lower Atlantic 3.166 -0.008 0.676
II Midwest 3.224 -0.006 0.719
III Gulf Coast 3.055 0.001 0.638
IV Rocky Mountain 3.359 0.006 0.695
V West Coast 3.784 0.000 0.948
less California 3.508 -0.006 0.784
California 4.003 0.006 1.076
Total U.S. 3.285 -0.003 0.721
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