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Freight Facts and Figures 2012

Figure 4-2. Monthly Diesel Prices: January 1999-May 2012

Diesel prices were about 142 percent higher in May 2012 than 10 years earlier (in inflation-adjusted terms).

 

Figure 4-2. Line graph showing the monthly diesel prices for 1999-2012.

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Data represented in the figure.

Table in Excel format

Cents per gallon

Date Current Price Price (May 2012 dollars)
Jan-1999 96.7 134.2
Feb-1999 95.9 133.1
Mar-1999 99.7 138.3
Apr-1999 107.9 148.6
May-1999 107.3 147.7
Jun-1999 107.4 147.9
Jul-1999 112.2 153.8
Aug-1999 117.2 160.3
Sep-1999 121.5 165.5
Oct-1999 122.8 166.9
Nov-1999 126.3 171.4
Dec-1999 129.2 174.9
Jan-2000 135.6 183.0
Feb-2000 146.1 196.4
Mar-2000 147.9 197.7
Apr-2000 142.2 190.1
May-2000 142.0 189.5
Jun-2000 142.1 188.6
Jul-2000 143.4 189.8
Aug-2000 146.6 194.0
Sep-2000 163.7 215.5
Oct-2000 163.7 215.1
Nov-2000 162.1 212.7
Dec-2000 156.5 204.8
Jan-2001 152.4 198.3
Feb-2001 149.2 193.7
Mar-2001 139.9 181.5
Apr-2001 142.2 184.2
May-2001 149.6 192.8
Jun-2001 148.2 190.6
Jul-2001 137.5 177.1
Aug-2001 139.0 179.1
Sep-2001 149.5 191.8
Oct-2001 134.8 173.5
Nov-2001 125.9 162.1
Dec-2001 116.7 150.3
Jan-2002 115.3 148.3
Feb-2002 115.2 147.9
Mar-2002 123.0 157.5
Apr-2002 130.9 166.8
May-2002 130.5 166.1
Jun-2002 128.6 163.6
Jul-2002 129.9 164.9
Aug-2002 132.8 168.1
Sep-2002 141.1 178.3
Oct-2002 146.2 184.4
Nov-2002 142.0 178.8
Dec-2002 142.9 179.6
Jan-2003 148.8 186.2
Feb-2003 165.4 205.9
Mar-2003 170.8 212.2
Apr-2003 153.3 191.2
May-2003 145.1 181.3
Jun-2003 142.4 177.7
Jul-2003 143.5 178.5
Aug-2003 148.7 184.2
Sep-2003 146.7 181.1
Oct-2003 148.1 183.0
Nov-2003 148.2 183.1
Dec-2003 149.0 183.6
Jan-2004 155.1 190.3
Feb-2004 158.2 193.6
Mar-2004 162.9 199.0
Apr-2004 169.2 206.3
May-2004 174.6 212.0
Jun-2004 171.1 207.0
Jul-2004 173.9 210.2
Aug-2004 183.3 221.4
Sep-2004 191.7 230.8
Oct-2004 213.4 255.6
Nov-2004 214.7 255.9
Dec-2004 200.9 239.5
Jan-2005 195.9 233.7
Feb-2005 202.7 240.8
Mar-2005 221.4 262.0
Apr-2005 229.2 270.4
May-2005 219.9 259.6
Jun-2005 229.0 270.2
Jul-2005 237.3 278.2
Aug-2005 250.0 291.3
Sep-2005 281.9 324.1
Oct-2005 309.5 355.2
Nov-2005 257.3 296.8
Dec-2005 244.3 281.8
Jan-2006 246.7 282.9
Feb-2006 247.5 283.7
Mar-2006 255.9 292.8
Apr-2006 272.8 310.6
May-2006 289.7 328.9
Jun-2006 289.8 328.2
Jul-2006 293.4 330.5
Aug-2006 304.5 341.4
Sep-2006 278.3 313.6
Oct-2006 251.9 285.1
Nov-2006 254.5 287.9
Dec-2006 261.0 293.7
Jan-2007 248.5 279.1
Feb-2007 248.8 278.4
Mar-2007 266.7 296.9
Apr-2007 283.4 314.5
May-2007 279.6 309.0
Jun-2007 280.8 309.7
Jul-2007 286.8 315.7
Aug-2007 286.9 315.7
Sep-2007 295.3 323.6
Oct-2007 307.5 335.9
Nov-2007 339.6 368.1
Dec-2007 334.1 361.1
Jan-2008 330.8 356.3
Feb-2008 337.7 363.0
Mar-2008 388.1 415.5
Apr-2008 408.4 436.2
May-2008 442.5 469.9
Jun-2008 467.7 491.5
Jul-2008 470.3 490.6
Aug-2008 430.2 449.4
Sep-2008 402.4 420.2
Oct-2008 357.6 376.7
Nov-2008 287.6 308.5
Dec-2008 244.9 264.7
Jan-2009 229.2 247.1
Feb-2009 219.5 235.7
Mar-2009 209.2 224.9
Apr-2009 222.0 238.5
May-2009 222.7 239.0
Jun-2009 252.9 269.1
Jul-2009 254.0 270.3
Aug-2009 263.4 279.3
Sep-2009 262.6 278.0
Oct-2009 267.2 282.1
Nov-2009 279.2 293.9
Dec-2009 274.5 288.6
Jan-2010 284.5 299.0
Feb-2010 278.5 292.8
Mar-2010 291.5 306.4
Apr-2010 305.9 321.6
May-2010 306.9 322.9
Jun-2010 294.8 310.2
Jul-2010 291.1 305.6
Aug-2010 295.9 310.1
Sep-2010 294.6 308.3
Oct-2010 305.2 318.4
Nov-2010 314.0 327.0
Dec-2010 324.3 336.2
Jan-2011 338.8 350.3
Feb-2011 358.4 368.9
Mar-2011 390.5 399.8
Apr-2011 406.4 414.6
May-2011 404.7 411.7
Jun-2011 393.3 399.8
Jul-2011 390.5 395.7
Aug-2011 386.0 389.9
Sep-2011 383.7 386.5
Oct-2011 379.8 382.7
Nov-2011 396.2 398.8
Dec-2011 386.1 388.6
Jan-2012 383.3 385.0
Feb-2012 395.3 395.5
Mar-2012 412.7 411.7
Apr-2012 411.5 410.3
May-2012 397.9 397.9

Source:

Diesel price: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Agency, U.S. Petroleum Prices, available at www.eia.doe.gov as of June 26, 2012.

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 26, 2012.

 


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