U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Dec 24/15 - 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 21, 2015
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.318 -0.054 -0.992
New England 2.397 -0.056 -1.028
Central Atlantic 2.438 -0.063 -0.954
Lower Atlantic 2.210 -0.048 -1.013
II Midwest 2.227 -0.067 -1.067
III Gulf Coast 2.181 -0.031 -0.994
IV Rocky Mountain 2.304 -0.071 -1.034
V West Coast 2.505 -0.047 -0.825
less California 2.373 -0.058 -0.855
California 2.611 -0.039 -0.804
Total U.S. 2.284 -0.054 -0.997
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