U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey
WASHINGTON - November 29/18 - 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 November 26, 2018
(US$/gallon)
Change Change
Region Location Price Week ago Year ago
I East Coast 3.277 -0.018 0.370
New England 3.344 -0.003 0.463
Central Atlantic 3.447 -0.019 0.373
Lower Atlantic 3.145 -0.020 0.351
II Midwest 3.185 -0.031 0.301
III Gulf Coast 3.035 -0.010 0.323
IV Rocky Mountain 3.339 -0.021 0.313
V West Coast 3.739 -0.028 0.359
less California 3.455 -0.020 0.342
California 3.964 -0.036 0.367
Total U.S. 3.261 -0.021 0.335
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