U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Feb 2/17 - 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 30, 2017
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.622 -0.005 0.511
New England 2.662 -0.014 0.443
Central Atlantic 2.770 -0.014 0.531
Lower Atlantic 2.510 0.003 0.518
II Midwest 2.500 -0.012 0.559
III Gulf Coast 2.408 -0.006 0.491
IV Rocky Mountain 2.516 -0.016 0.547
V West Coast 2.845 -0.001 0.572
less California 2.744 -0.006 0.627
California 2.927 0.004 0.528
Total U.S. 2.562 -0.007 0.531
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