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Freight Facts and Figures 2008

Figure 5-2. Monthly Diesel Prices: January 1998-July 2008

Diesel prices were about 236 percent higher in June 2008 than 10 years earlier (in inflation-adjusted terms).

Figure 5-2. Line graph. Data is described in text above and table below.

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Data represented in the figure.

Table in Excel format

Cents per gallon

Date Current Price Real Price
(June 2008 dollars)
Jan-1998 112.0 151.0
Feb-1998 108.4 146.0
Mar-1998 106.3 142.8
Apr-1998 106.7 143.1
May-1998 106.9 143.1
Jun-1998 104.1 139.2
Jul-1998 102.9 137.4
Aug-1998 100.7 134.4
Sep-1998 102.4 136.5
Oct-1998 103.9 138.0
Nov-1998 102.2 135.9
Dec-1998 97.3 129.4
Jan-1999 96.7 128.2
Feb-1999 95.9 127.1
Mar-1999 99.7 131.7
Apr-1999 107.9 141.6
May-1999 107.3 140.8
Jun-1999 107.4 140.9
Jul-1999 112.2 146.7
Aug-1999 117.2 152.9
Sep-1999 121.5 157.7
Oct-1999 122.8 159.2
Nov-1999 126.3 163.6
Dec-1999 129.2 167.3
Jan-2000 135.6 175.1
Feb-2000 146.1 187.5
Mar-2000 147.9 188.3
Apr-2000 142.2 180.9
May-2000 142.0 180.5
Jun-2000 142.1 179.7
Jul-2000 143.4 180.9
Aug-2000 146.6 184.9
Sep-2000 163.7 205.4
Oct-2000 163.7 205.1
Nov-2000 162.1 203.0
Dec-2000 156.5 196.0
Jan-2001 152.4 189.7
Feb-2001 149.2 185.0
Mar-2001 139.9 173.1
Apr-2001 142.2 175.2
May-2001 149.6 183.5
Jun-2001 148.2 181.5
Jul-2001 137.5 168.8
Aug-2001 139.0 170.7
Sep-2001 149.5 182.8
Oct-2001 134.8 165.4
Nov-2001 125.9 154.7
Dec-2001 116.7 143.9
Jan-2002 115.3 141.9
Feb-2002 115.2 141.2
Mar-2002 123.0 150.0
Apr-2002 130.9 158.7
May-2002 130.5 158.3
Jun-2002 128.6 155.8
Jul-2002 129.9 157.3
Aug-2002 132.8 160.2
Sep-2002 141.1 169.9
Oct-2002 146.2 175.7
Nov-2002 142.0 170.7
Dec-2002 142.9 172.2
Jan-2003 148.8 178.5
Feb-2003 165.4 197.0
Mar-2003 170.8 202.1
Apr-2003 153.3 181.8
May-2003 145.1 172.4
Jun-2003 142.4 169.0
Jul-2003 143.5 170.1
Aug-2003 148.7 175.5
Sep-2003 146.7 172.6
Oct-2003 148.1 174.5
Nov-2003 148.2 175.1
Dec-2003 149.0 176.2
Jan-2004 155.1 182.6
Feb-2004 158.2 185.2
Mar-2004 162.9 189.5
Apr-2004 169.2 196.2
May-2004 174.6 201.3
Jun-2004 171.1 196.7
Jul-2004 173.9 200.1
Aug-2004 183.3 210.8
Sep-2004 191.7 220.0
Oct-2004 213.4 243.7
Nov-2004 214.7 245.0
Dec-2004 200.9 230.2
Jan-2005 195.9 223.9
Feb-2005 202.7 230.4
Mar-2005 221.4 249.7
Apr-2005 229.2 256.7
May-2005 219.9 246.6
Jun-2005 229.0 256.6
Jul-2005 237.3 264.7
Aug-2005 250.0 277.5
Sep-2005 281.9 309.1
Oct-2005 309.5 338.7
Nov-2005 257.3 283.9
Dec-2005 244.3 270.6
Jan-2006 246.7 271.3
Feb-2006 247.5 271.6
Mar-2006 255.9 279.2
Apr-2006 272.8 295.1
May-2006 289.7 311.8
Jun-2006 289.8 311.3
Jul-2006 293.4 314.3
Aug-2006 304.5 325.6
Sep-2006 278.3 299.0
Oct-2006 251.9 272.1
Nov-2006 254.5 275.3
Dec-2006 261.0 282.0
Jan-2007 248.5 267.6
Feb-2007 248.8 266.6
Mar-2007 266.7 283.1
Apr-2007 283.4 298.9
May-2007 279.6 293.1
Jun-2007 280.8 293.8
Jul-2007 286.8 300.2
Aug-2007 286.9 300.8
Sep-2007 295.3 308.8
Oct-2007 307.5 320.8
Nov-2007 339.6 352.2
Dec-2007 334.1 346.8
Jan-2008 330.8 341.6
Feb-2008 337.7 347.8
Mar-2008 388.1 396.2
Apr-2008 408.4 414.4
May-2008 442.5 445.3
Jun-2008 467.7 467.7
Jul-2008 470.3 U

KEY: U = data are not available.

Sources:

Diesel price: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Agency, U.S. Petroleum Prices, available at www.eia.doe.gov as of August 8, 2008.

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 8, 2008.

 

 


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