U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Nov 9/17 - 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 November 6, 2017
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 2.848 0.037 0.374
New England 2.812 0.042 0.310
Central Atlantic 2.975 0.037 0.391
Lower Atlantic 2.764 0.035 0.380
II Midwest 2.861 0.051 0.436
III Gulf Coast 2.668 0.029 0.328
IV Rocky Mountain 2.965 0.022 0.433
V West Coast 3.332 0.221 0.566
less California 3.075 0.055 0.402
California 3.541 0.356 0.701
Total U.S. 2.882 0.063 0.412
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