U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON Sep 25/15 - 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 21, 2015
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.548 -0.027 -1.256
New England 2.613 -0.040 -1.273
Central Atlantic 2.662 -0.032 -1.224
Lower Atlantic 2.448 -0.020 -1.274
II Midwest 2.447 -0.024 -1.266
III Gulf Coast 2.340 -0.022 -1.356
IV Rocky Mountain 2.522 -0.032 -1.319
V West Coast 2.714 -0.019 -1.276
less California 2.550 -0.021 -1.379
California 2.848 -0.015 -1.193
Total U.S. 2.493 -0.024 -1.285
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