Figure 5-2. Monthly Diesel Prices (cents per gallon)

Diesel prices were about 62 percent higher in July 2005 than 10 years earlier (in inflation-adjusted terms). Over that period prices bottomed out in February 1999 at just under $1.14 a gallon (in $ July 2005).

Data represented in the figure
Table in Excel format

Date	Current	Real ($ May 2005)
May-1995	112.6	143.67
Jun-1995	112.0	142.62
Jul-1995	110.0	139.89
Aug-1995	110.5	140.28
Sep-1995	111.9	141.90
Oct-1995	111.5	140.99
Nov-1995	112.0	141.41
Dec-1995	113.0	142.45
Jan-1996	114.5	143.69
Feb-1996	114.5	143.35
Mar-1996	118.3	147.60
Apr-1996	127.5	158.58
May-1996	127.3	158.03
Jun-1996	120.1	148.76
Jul-1996	117.6	145.34
Aug-1996	120.1	148.26
Sep-1996	126.5	155.65
Oct-1996	132.3	162.32
Nov-1996	132.3	161.75
Dec-1996	130.9	159.70
Jan-1997	129.1	157.17
Feb-1997	128.0	155.57
Mar-1997	122.9	149.33
Apr-1997	121.2	147.15
May-1997	119.6	145.15
Jun-1997	117.3	142.10
Jul-1997	115.1	139.25
Aug-1997	116.5	140.60
Sep-1997	116.0	139.63
Oct-1997	118.3	142.12
Nov-1997	119.2	143.02
Dec-1997	116.6	139.88
Jan-1998	112.0	134.13
Feb-1998	108.4	129.91
Mar-1998	106.3	127.34
Apr-1998	106.7	127.65
May-1998	106.9	127.61
Jun-1998	104.1	124.11
Jul-1998	102.9	122.32
Aug-1998	100.7	119.67
Sep-1998	102.4	121.59
Oct-1998	103.9	122.99
Nov-1998	102.2	120.91
Dec-1998	97.3	114.88
Jan-1999	96.7	113.90
Feb-1999	95.9	113.02
Mar-1999	99.7	117.40
Apr-1999	107.9	126.27
May-1999	107.3	125.51
Jun-1999	107.4	125.58
Jul-1999	112.2	130.58
Aug-1999	117.2	136.14
Sep-1999	121.5	140.51
Oct-1999	122.8	141.79
Nov-1999	126.3	145.62
Dec-1999	129.2	148.54
Jan-2000	135.6	155.46
Feb-2000	146.1	166.78
Mar-2000	147.9	167.88
Apr-2000	142.2	161.48
May-2000	142.0	160.95
Jun-2000	142.1	160.20
Jul-2000	143.4	161.15
Aug-2000	146.6	164.77
Sep-2000	163.7	183.03
Oct-2000	163.7	182.74
Nov-2000	162.1	180.65
Dec-2000	156.5	173.95
Jan-2001	152.4	168.41
Feb-2001	149.2	164.57
Mar-2001	139.9	154.23
Apr-2001	142.2	156.29
May-2001	149.6	163.68
Jun-2001	148.2	161.76
Jul-2001	137.5	150.42
Aug-2001	139.0	151.94
Sep-2001	149.5	162.93
Oct-2001	134.8	147.45
Nov-2001	125.9	137.65
Dec-2001	116.7	127.71
Jan-2002	115.3	125.91
Feb-2002	115.2	125.66
Mar-2002	123.0	133.70
Apr-2002	130.9	141.60
May-2002	130.5	141.14
Jun-2002	128.6	138.93
Jul-2002	129.9	140.12
Aug-2002	132.8	142.75
Sep-2002	141.1	151.44
Oct-2002	146.2	156.64
Nov-2002	142.0	151.91
Dec-2002	142.9	152.71
Jan-2003	148.8	158.40
Feb-2003	165.4	175.17
Mar-2003	170.8	180.08
Apr-2003	153.3	162.10
May-2003	145.1	153.68
Jun-2003	142.4	150.71
Jul-2003	143.5	151.54
Aug-2003	148.7	156.47
Sep-2003	146.7	153.87
Oct-2003	148.1	155.58
Nov-2003	148.2	155.85
Dec-2003	149.0	156.31
Jan-2004	155.1	161.94
Feb-2004	158.2	164.65
Mar-2004	162.9	168.86
Apr-2004	169.2	175.00
May-2004	174.6	179.54
Jun-2004	171.1	175.46
Jul-2004	173.9	178.35
Aug-2004	183.3	187.93
Sep-2004	191.7	196.22
Oct-2004	213.4	217.23
Nov-2004	214.7	217.92
Dec-2004	200.9	203.97
Jan-2005	195.9	198.75
Feb-2005	202.7	204.89
Mar-2005	221.4	222.41
Apr-2005	229.2	229.06
May-2005	219.9	219.88

Sources: Diesel price: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Agency, U.S. Petroleum Prices, available at www.eia.doe.gov as of July 1, 2005.

Consumer price index: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index – All Urban Consumers, Monthly, available at www.bls.gov as of June 30, 2005.

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