U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - Feb 8/18 - 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 February 5, 2018
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.133 0.021 0.515
New England 3.188 0.028 0.527
Central Atlantic 3.324 0.018 0.561
Lower Atlantic 2.988 0.020 0.480
II Midwest 3.044 0.014 0.552
III Gulf Coast 2.874 0.006 0.471
IV Rocky Mountain 2.981 0.014 0.466
V West Coast 3.460 0.026 0.604
less California 3.144 0.024 0.396
California 3.711 0.028 0.767
Total U.S. 3.086 0.016 0.528
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