U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - August 30/18 - 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 August 27, 2018
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.219 0.012 0.596
New England 3.267 0.006 0.649
Central Atlantic 3.385 0.005 0.627
Lower Atlantic 3.094 0.018 0.566
II Midwest 3.153 0.024 0.587
III Gulf Coast 3.004 0.023 0.576
IV Rocky Mountain 3.364 0.015 0.647
V West Coast 3.719 0.013 0.809
less California 3.433 0.010 0.627
California 3.945 0.016 0.950
Total U.S. 3.226 0.019 0.621
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