U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Nov 3/16 - 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 October 31, 2016
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.475 0.007 -0.017
New England 2.502 0.017 -0.044
Central Atlantic 2.583 0.002 -0.021
Lower Atlantic 2.388 0.010 -0.008
II Midwest 2.443 -0.008 -0.073
III Gulf Coast 2.353 0.000 0.063
IV Rocky Mountain 2.541 -0.009 0.044
V West Coast 2.766 0.019 0.069
less California 2.655 0.010 0.106
California 2.855 0.027 0.038
Total U.S. 2.479 0.001 -0.006
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