U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Feb 19/16 - 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 February 15, 2016
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.069 -0.018 -0.891
New England 2.183 -0.018 -0.901
Central Atlantic 2.197 -0.027 -0.887
Lower Atlantic 1.947 -0.012 -0.894
II Midwest 1.908 -0.021 -0.884
III Gulf Coast 1.858 -0.038 -0.925
IV Rocky Mountain 1.866 -0.048 -0.904
V West Coast 2.194 -0.042 -0.803
less California 2.043 -0.030 -0.774
California 2.316 -0.053 -0.826
Total U.S. 1.980 -0.028 -0.885
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