Freight Facts and Figures 2013
Figure 4-3. Monthly Diesel Prices: January 1999-July 2013 (cents per gallon)
Diesel prices were about 112 percent higher in July 2013 than 10 years earlier (in inflation-adjusted terms). Prices peaked in the summer 2008 followed by a sharp decline during the economic recession.
Figure 4-3
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Data represented in the figure.
| Date | Current Price | Real Price (July 2013 dollars) |
|---|---|---|
| Jan-1999 | 96.7 | 137.5 |
| Feb-1999 | 95.9 | 136.2 |
| Mar-1999 | 99.7 | 141.1 |
| Apr-1999 | 107.9 | 151.7 |
| May-1999 | 107.3 | 150.8 |
| Jun-1999 | 107.4 | 151.0 |
| Jul-1999 | 112.2 | 157.2 |
| Aug-1999 | 117.2 | 163.8 |
| Sep-1999 | 121.5 | 169.0 |
| Oct-1999 | 122.8 | 170.5 |
| Nov-1999 | 126.3 | 175.3 |
| Dec-1999 | 129.2 | 179.3 |
| Jan-2000 | 135.6 | 187.7 |
| Feb-2000 | 146.1 | 201.0 |
| Mar-2000 | 147.9 | 201.8 |
| Apr-2000 | 142.2 | 193.9 |
| May-2000 | 142.0 | 193.4 |
| Jun-2000 | 142.1 | 192.5 |
| Jul-2000 | 143.4 | 193.9 |
| Aug-2000 | 146.6 | 198.2 |
| Sep-2000 | 163.7 | 220.1 |
| Oct-2000 | 163.7 | 219.8 |
| Nov-2000 | 162.1 | 217.5 |
| Dec-2000 | 156.5 | 210.1 |
| Jan-2001 | 152.4 | 203.3 |
| Feb-2001 | 149.2 | 198.3 |
| Mar-2001 | 139.9 | 185.5 |
| Apr-2001 | 142.2 | 187.8 |
| May-2001 | 149.6 | 196.7 |
| Jun-2001 | 148.2 | 194.5 |
| Jul-2001 | 137.5 | 181.0 |
| Aug-2001 | 139.0 | 182.9 |
| Sep-2001 | 149.5 | 195.9 |
| Oct-2001 | 134.8 | 177.2 |
| Nov-2001 | 125.9 | 165.8 |
| Dec-2001 | 116.7 | 154.3 |
| Jan-2002 | 115.3 | 152.1 |
| Feb-2002 | 115.2 | 151.4 |
| Mar-2002 | 123.0 | 160.7 |
| Apr-2002 | 130.9 | 170.1 |
| May-2002 | 130.5 | 169.5 |
| Jun-2002 | 128.6 | 167.0 |
| Jul-2002 | 129.9 | 168.5 |
| Aug-2002 | 132.8 | 171.7 |
| Sep-2002 | 141.1 | 182.1 |
| Oct-2002 | 146.2 | 188.4 |
| Nov-2002 | 142.0 | 183.0 |
| Dec-2002 | 142.9 | 184.5 |
| Jan-2003 | 148.8 | 191.3 |
| Feb-2003 | 165.4 | 211.0 |
| Mar-2003 | 170.8 | 216.6 |
| Apr-2003 | 153.3 | 194.8 |
| May-2003 | 145.1 | 184.7 |
| Jun-2003 | 142.4 | 181.1 |
| Jul-2003 | 143.5 | 182.3 |
| Aug-2003 | 148.7 | 188.2 |
| Sep-2003 | 146.7 | 185.0 |
| Oct-2003 | 148.1 | 187.0 |
| Nov-2003 | 148.2 | 187.6 |
| Dec-2003 | 149.0 | 188.9 |
| Jan-2004 | 155.1 | 195.6 |
| Feb-2004 | 158.2 | 198.5 |
| Mar-2004 | 162.9 | 203.1 |
| Apr-2004 | 169.2 | 210.2 |
| May-2004 | 174.6 | 215.7 |
| Jun-2004 | 171.1 | 210.7 |
| Jul-2004 | 173.9 | 214.5 |
| Aug-2004 | 183.3 | 226.0 |
| Sep-2004 | 191.7 | 235.8 |
| Oct-2004 | 213.4 | 261.1 |
| Nov-2004 | 214.7 | 262.6 |
| Dec-2004 | 200.9 | 246.6 |
| Jan-2005 | 195.9 | 240.0 |
| Feb-2005 | 202.7 | 246.9 |
| Mar-2005 | 221.4 | 267.6 |
| Apr-2005 | 229.2 | 275.1 |
| May-2005 | 219.9 | 264.2 |
| Jun-2005 | 229.0 | 275.0 |
| Jul-2005 | 237.3 | 283.7 |
| Aug-2005 | 250.0 | 297.3 |
| Sep-2005 | 281.9 | 331.2 |
| Oct-2005 | 309.5 | 362.9 |
| Nov-2005 | 257.3 | 304.2 |
| Dec-2005 | 244.3 | 290.0 |
| Jan-2006 | 246.7 | 290.6 |
| Feb-2006 | 247.5 | 291.0 |
| Mar-2006 | 255.9 | 299.2 |
| Apr-2006 | 272.8 | 316.3 |
| May-2006 | 289.7 | 334.2 |
| Jun-2006 | 289.8 | 333.6 |
| Jul-2006 | 293.4 | 336.8 |
| Aug-2006 | 304.5 | 348.8 |
| Sep-2006 | 278.3 | 320.4 |
| Oct-2006 | 251.9 | 291.6 |
| Nov-2006 | 254.5 | 295.0 |
| Dec-2006 | 261.0 | 302.1 |
| Jan-2007 | 248.5 | 286.8 |
| Feb-2007 | 248.8 | 285.6 |
| Mar-2007 | 266.7 | 303.4 |
| Apr-2007 | 283.4 | 320.3 |
| May-2007 | 279.6 | 314.1 |
| Jun-2007 | 280.8 | 314.8 |
| Jul-2007 | 286.8 | 321.6 |
| Aug-2007 | 286.9 | 322.3 |
| Sep-2007 | 295.3 | 330.9 |
| Oct-2007 | 307.5 | 343.8 |
| Nov-2007 | 339.6 | 377.4 |
| Dec-2007 | 334.1 | 371.6 |
| Jan-2008 | 330.8 | 366.1 |
| Feb-2008 | 337.7 | 372.6 |
| Mar-2008 | 388.1 | 424.6 |
| Apr-2008 | 408.4 | 444.1 |
| May-2008 | 442.5 | 477.2 |
| Jun-2008 | 467.7 | 499.3 |
| Jul-2008 | 470.3 | 499.4 |
| Aug-2008 | 430.2 | 458.7 |
| Sep-2008 | 402.4 | 429.6 |
| Oct-2008 | 357.6 | 385.7 |
| Nov-2008 | 287.6 | 316.3 |
| Dec-2008 | 244.9 | 272.1 |
| Jan-2009 | 229.2 | 253.6 |
| Feb-2009 | 219.5 | 241.6 |
| Mar-2009 | 209.2 | 229.7 |
| Apr-2009 | 222.0 | 243.2 |
| May-2009 | 222.7 | 243.3 |
| Jun-2009 | 252.9 | 273.9 |
| Jul-2009 | 254.0 | 275.5 |
| Aug-2009 | 263.4 | 285.1 |
| Sep-2009 | 262.6 | 284.0 |
| Oct-2009 | 267.2 | 288.7 |
| Nov-2009 | 279.2 | 301.5 |
| Dec-2009 | 274.5 | 296.9 |
| Jan-2010 | 284.5 | 306.7 |
| Feb-2010 | 278.5 | 300.2 |
| Mar-2010 | 291.5 | 312.9 |
| Apr-2010 | 305.9 | 327.8 |
| May-2010 | 306.9 | 328.6 |
| Jun-2010 | 294.8 | 315.9 |
| Jul-2010 | 291.1 | 311.9 |
| Aug-2010 | 295.9 | 316.6 |
| Sep-2010 | 294.6 | 315.0 |
| Oct-2010 | 305.2 | 326.0 |
| Nov-2010 | 314.0 | 335.2 |
| Dec-2010 | 324.3 | 345.6 |
| Jan-2011 | 338.8 | 359.4 |
| Feb-2011 | 358.4 | 378.3 |
| Mar-2011 | 390.5 | 408.2 |
| Apr-2011 | 406.4 | 422.1 |
| May-2011 | 404.7 | 418.4 |
| Jun-2011 | 393.3 | 407.0 |
| Jul-2011 | 390.5 | 403.8 |
| Aug-2011 | 386.0 | 398.0 |
| Sep-2011 | 383.7 | 395.0 |
| Oct-2011 | 379.8 | 391.8 |
| Nov-2011 | 396.2 | 409.1 |
| Dec-2011 | 386.1 | 399.7 |
| Jan-2012 | 383.3 | 395.0 |
| Feb-2012 | 395.3 | 405.6 |
| Mar-2012 | 412.7 | 420.3 |
| Apr-2012 | 411.5 | 417.8 |
| May-2012 | 397.9 | 404.4 |
| Jun-2012 | 375.9 | 382.6 |
| Jul-2012 | 372.1 | 379.4 |
| Aug-2012 | 398.3 | 403.9 |
| Sep-2012 | 412.0 | 415.9 |
| Oct-2012 | 409.4 | 413.4 |
| Nov-2012 | 400.0 | 405.9 |
| Dec-2012 | 396.1 | 403.0 |
| Jan-2013 | 390.9 | 396.5 |
| Feb-2013 | 411.1 | 413.6 |
| Mar-2013 | 406.8 | 408.2 |
| Apr-2013 | 393.0 | 394.8 |
| May-2013 | 387.0 | 388.1 |
| Jun-2013 | 384.9 | 385.1 |
| Jul-2013 | 386.6 | 386.6 |
Sources:
Diesel price: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Agency, U.S. Petroleum Prices, available at www.eia.doe.gov as of September 2, 2013.
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 September 2, 2013.
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