U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - August 9/18 - 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 August 6, 2018
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.222 -0.001 0.609
New England 3.271 -0.003 0.653
Central Atlantic 3.393 0.003 0.642
Lower Atlantic 3.093 -0.003 0.579
II Midwest 3.151 -0.005 0.608
III Gulf Coast 2.995 -0.002 0.585
IV Rocky Mountain 3.361 0.000 0.688
V West Coast 3.717 -0.003 0.869
less California 3.432 -0.005 0.685
California 3.943 -0.002 1.013
Total U.S. 3.223 -0.003 0.642
Only active subscribers can read all of this article.
If you are a subscriber, please log into the website.
If you are not a subscriber, click here to subscribe to this edition of the STAT website and to learn more about becoming a subscriber.
