U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - August 23/18 - 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 20, 2018
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.207 -0.012 0.590
New England 3.261 -0.004 0.645
Central Atlantic 3.380 -0.007 0.624
Lower Atlantic 3.076 -0.015 0.557
II Midwest 3.129 -0.010 0.562
III Gulf Coast 2.981 -0.009 0.573
IV Rocky Mountain 3.349 -0.009 0.635
V West Coast 3.706 -0.008 0.823
less California 3.423 -0.002 0.637
California 3.929 -0.013 0.968
Total U.S. 3.207 -0.010 0.611
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