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).
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Data represented in the figure.
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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