U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Dec 31/15 - 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 28, 2015
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.279 -0.039 -0.978
New England 2.365 -0.032 -1.000
Central Atlantic 2.412 -0.026 -0.938
Lower Atlantic 2.161 -0.049 -1.000
II Midwest 2.163 -0.064 -1.043
III Gulf Coast 2.140 -0.041 -0.981
IV Rocky Mountain 2.227 -0.077 -1.012
V West Coast 2.467 -0.038 -0.802
less California 2.292 -0.081 -0.863
California 2.609 -0.002 -0.755
Total U.S. 2.235 -0.049 -0.978
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