The movement in diesel fuel prices has had a strong impact in a variety of industries that makes use of diesel not only in running machinery, but also in transporting goods. This is because the use of diesel in transportation and energy underlie a huge number of functions in everyday life. Majority of delivery trucks, public transport vehicles like trains, buses, boats, ships and barges, and even construction and farming equipment, make use of engines that run on diesel fuel. This means that as the prices of diesel fuel soar, the costs required in facilitating the activities of which these vehicles and equipment take part in also increase. This either reduces the amount of profit these industries can have, or makes them have to choose the unfortunate option of levying costs on the retail prices they offer their consumers.
Regardless, anyone who has a stake in the way diesel prices change or move should at least attempt to understand what drives these fuel prices from going up or going down. By understanding what drives these movements and how the prices are determined, one is able to better foresee and interpret the various economic indicators that usually point to a...