U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/17 - 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 January 9, 2017
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.648 0.021 0.419
New England 2.677 0.012 0.342
Central Atlantic 2.813 0.037 0.463
Lower Atlantic 2.526 0.012 0.410
II Midwest 2.547 0.007 0.451
III Gulf Coast 2.448 -0.003 0.368
IV Rocky Mountain 2.541 0.006 0.407
V West Coast 2.873 0.026 0.447
less California 2.757 0.017 0.516
California 2.953 0.032 0.391
Total U.S. 2.597 0.011 0.420
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