U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Aug 24/17 - 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 August 21, 2017
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.617 -0.007 0.250
New England 2.616 -0.009 0.225
Central Atlantic 2.756 -0.005 0.299
Lower Atlantic 2.519 -0.008 0.225
II Midwest 2.567 -0.003 0.225
III Gulf Coast 2.410 -0.002 0.159
IV Rocky Mountain 2.714 0.014 0.279
V West Coast 2.883 0.006 0.260
less California 2.786 -0.002 0.288
California 2.930 0.012 0.238
Total U.S. 2.596 -0.002 0.226
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