Freight Facts and Figures 2009
Figure 5-2. Monthly Diesel Prices: January 1999-June 2009
Diesel prices were about 81 percent higher in June 2009 than 10 years earlier (in inflation-adjusted terms).
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Data represented in the figure.
Table in Excel format
Cents per gallon
| Date |
Current Price |
Real Price
(June 2009 dollars) |
| Jan-1999 |
96.7 |
126.9 |
| Feb-1999 |
95.9 |
125.7 |
| Mar-1999 |
99.7 |
130.3 |
| Apr-1999 |
107.9 |
140.1 |
| May-1999 |
107.3 |
139.3 |
| Jun-1999 |
107.4 |
139.4 |
| Jul-1999 |
112.2 |
145.1 |
| Aug-1999 |
117.2 |
151.3 |
| Sep-1999 |
121.5 |
156.1 |
| Oct-1999 |
122.8 |
157.5 |
| Nov-1999 |
126.3 |
161.9 |
| Dec-1999 |
129.2 |
165.6 |
| Jan-2000 |
135.6 |
173.3 |
| Feb-2000 |
146.1 |
185.6 |
| Mar-2000 |
147.9 |
186.3 |
| Apr-2000 |
142.2 |
179.0 |
| May-2000 |
142.0 |
178.5 |
| Jun-2000 |
142.1 |
177.8 |
| Jul-2000 |
143.4 |
179.0 |
| Aug-2000 |
146.6 |
183.0 |
| Sep-2000 |
163.7 |
203.3 |
| Oct-2000 |
163.7 |
202.9 |
| Nov-2000 |
162.1 |
200.9 |
| Dec-2000 |
156.5 |
194.0 |
| Jan-2001 |
152.4 |
187.7 |
| Feb-2001 |
149.2 |
183.1 |
| Mar-2001 |
139.9 |
171.3 |
| Apr-2001 |
142.2 |
173.4 |
| May-2001 |
149.6 |
181.6 |
| Jun-2001 |
148.2 |
179.6 |
| Jul-2001 |
137.5 |
167.1 |
| Aug-2001 |
139.0 |
168.8 |
| Sep-2001 |
149.5 |
180.9 |
| Oct-2001 |
134.8 |
163.7 |
| Nov-2001 |
125.9 |
153.0 |
| Dec-2001 |
116.7 |
142.4 |
| Jan-2002 |
115.3 |
140.4 |
| Feb-2002 |
115.2 |
139.7 |
| Mar-2002 |
123.0 |
148.4 |
| Apr-2002 |
130.9 |
157.0 |
| May-2002 |
130.5 |
156.6 |
| Jun-2002 |
128.6 |
154.1 |
| Jul-2002 |
129.9 |
155.6 |
| Aug-2002 |
132.8 |
158.5 |
| Sep-2002 |
141.1 |
168.1 |
| Oct-2002 |
146.2 |
173.9 |
| Nov-2002 |
142.0 |
168.9 |
| Dec-2002 |
142.9 |
170.4 |
| Jan-2003 |
148.8 |
176.6 |
| Feb-2003 |
165.4 |
194.9 |
| Mar-2003 |
170.8 |
200.0 |
| Apr-2003 |
153.3 |
179.8 |
| May-2003 |
145.1 |
170.6 |
| Jun-2003 |
142.4 |
167.2 |
| Jul-2003 |
143.5 |
168.3 |
| Aug-2003 |
148.7 |
173.7 |
| Sep-2003 |
146.7 |
170.8 |
| Oct-2003 |
148.1 |
172.7 |
| Nov-2003 |
148.2 |
173.3 |
| Dec-2003 |
149.0 |
174.4 |
| Jan-2004 |
155.1 |
180.6 |
| Feb-2004 |
158.2 |
183.3 |
| Mar-2004 |
162.9 |
187.5 |
| Apr-2004 |
169.2 |
194.2 |
| May-2004 |
174.6 |
199.2 |
| Jun-2004 |
171.1 |
194.6 |
| Jul-2004 |
173.9 |
198.0 |
| Aug-2004 |
183.3 |
208.6 |
| Sep-2004 |
191.7 |
217.7 |
| Oct-2004 |
213.4 |
241.1 |
| Nov-2004 |
214.7 |
242.4 |
| Dec-2004 |
200.9 |
227.7 |
| Jan-2005 |
195.9 |
221.6 |
| Feb-2005 |
202.7 |
227.9 |
| Mar-2005 |
221.4 |
247.0 |
| Apr-2005 |
229.2 |
254.0 |
| May-2005 |
219.9 |
244.0 |
| Jun-2005 |
229.0 |
253.9 |
| Jul-2005 |
237.3 |
261.9 |
| Aug-2005 |
250.0 |
274.6 |
| Sep-2005 |
281.9 |
305.8 |
| Oct-2005 |
309.5 |
335.1 |
| Nov-2005 |
257.3 |
280.9 |
| Dec-2005 |
244.3 |
267.7 |
| Jan-2006 |
246.7 |
268.4 |
| Feb-2006 |
247.5 |
268.7 |
| Mar-2006 |
255.9 |
276.2 |
| Apr-2006 |
272.8 |
292.0 |
| May-2006 |
289.7 |
308.5 |
| Jun-2006 |
289.8 |
308.0 |
| Jul-2006 |
293.4 |
310.9 |
| Aug-2006 |
304.5 |
322.1 |
| Sep-2006 |
278.3 |
295.8 |
| Oct-2006 |
251.9 |
269.3 |
| Nov-2006 |
254.5 |
272.4 |
| Dec-2006 |
261.0 |
279.0 |
| Jan-2007 |
248.5 |
264.8 |
| Feb-2007 |
248.8 |
263.7 |
| Mar-2007 |
266.7 |
280.1 |
| Apr-2007 |
283.4 |
295.7 |
| May-2007 |
279.6 |
290.0 |
| Jun-2007 |
280.8 |
290.7 |
| Jul-2007 |
286.8 |
297.0 |
| Aug-2007 |
286.9 |
297.6 |
| Sep-2007 |
295.3 |
305.5 |
| Oct-2007 |
307.5 |
318.3 |
| Nov-2007 |
339.6 |
348.5 |
| Dec-2007 |
334.1 |
343.1 |
| Jan-2008 |
330.8 |
338.0 |
| Feb-2008 |
337.7 |
344.1 |
| Mar-2008 |
388.1 |
392.0 |
| Apr-2008 |
408.4 |
410.1 |
| May-2008 |
442.5 |
440.6 |
| Jun-2008 |
467.7 |
461.0 |
| Jul-2008 |
470.3 |
461.2 |
| Aug-2008 |
430.2 |
423.5 |
| Sep-2008 |
402.4 |
396.7 |
| Oct-2008 |
357.6 |
356.1 |
| Nov-2008 |
287.6 |
292.0 |
| Dec-2008 |
244.9 |
251.3 |
| Jan-2009 |
229.2 |
234.1 |
| Feb-2009 |
219.5 |
223.1 |
| Mar-2009 |
209.2 |
212.1 |
| Apr-2009 |
222.0 |
224.6 |
| May-2009 |
222.7 |
224.6 |
| Jun-2009 |
252.9 |
252.9 |
Sources:
Diesel price: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Agency, U.S. Petroleum Prices, available at www.eia.doe.gov as of August 5, 2009.
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 August 5, 2009.
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