U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Feb 2/18 - 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 29, 2018
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.112 0.034 0.490
New England 3.160 0.024 0.498
Central Atlantic 3.306 0.030 0.536
Lower Atlantic 2.968 0.039 0.458
II Midwest 3.030 0.059 0.530
III Gulf Coast 2.868 0.053 0.460
IV Rocky Mountain 2.967 0.012 0.451
V West Coast 3.434 0.039 0.589
less California 3.120 0.037 0.376
California 3.683 0.040 0.756
Total U.S. 3.070 0.045 0.508
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