U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - September 20/18 - 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 September 17, 2018
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.252 0.006 0.438
New England 3.267 0.012 0.502
Central Atlantic 3.415 0.008 0.496
Lower Atlantic 3.135 0.004 0.386
II Midwest 3.208 0.014 0.465
III Gulf Coast 3.056 0.017 0.417
IV Rocky Mountain 3.363 -0.004 0.550
V West Coast 3.755 0.009 0.652
less California 3.473 0.008 0.464
California 3.979 0.010 0.800
Total U.S. 3.268 0.010 0.477
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