U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - June 28/18 - 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 25, 2018
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.215 -0.025 0.699
New England 3.281 -0.009 0.704
Central Atlantic 3.380 -0.017 0.710
Lower Atlantic 3.086 -0.035 0.690
II Midwest 3.143 -0.030 0.757
III Gulf Coast 2.978 -0.038 0.673
IV Rocky Mountain 3.321 -0.018 0.729
V West Coast 3.735 -0.018 0.978
less California 3.453 -0.020 0.827
California 3.959 -0.017 1.096
Total U.S. 3.216 -0.028 0.751
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