U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Dec 17/15 - 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 December 14, 2015
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.372 -0.041 -1.013
New England 2.453 -0.062 -1.014
Central Atlantic 2.501 -0.041 -0.953
Lower Atlantic 2.258 -0.037 -1.056
II Midwest 2.294 -0.054 -1.179
III Gulf Coast 2.212 -0.020 -1.116
IV Rocky Mountain 2.375 -0.035 -1.129
V West Coast 2.552 -0.051 -0.917
less California 2.431 -0.046 -0.940
California 2.650 -0.054 -0.900
Total U.S. 2.338 -0.041 -1.081
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