U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Feb10/17 - 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 February 6, 2017
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.618 -0.004 0.531
New England 2.661 -0.001 0.460
Central Atlantic 2.763 -0.007 0.539
Lower Atlantic 2.508 -0.002 0.549
II Midwest 2.492 -0.008 0.563
III Gulf Coast 2.403 -0.005 0.507
IV Rocky Mountain 2.515 -0.001 0.601
V West Coast 2.856 0.011 0.620
less California 2.748 0.004 0.675
California 2.944 0.017 0.575
Total U.S. 2.558 -0.004 0.550
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