The price data, which include federal excise taxes,
transportation, and handling expenses, represent the average monthly price
for gallons purchased by freight railroads during each month
Index of
Railroad Fuel Prices
Aug-04
Aug-05
Index of
Railroad Fuel Prices
264.4
415.6
Percent change from the
same month in the previous year
51.17
57.19
NOTES: The current value is compared to the value
from the same month in the previous year to account for seasonality.
SOURCE: Association of American Railroads, Monthly Railroad Fuel
Price Indexes, available at http://www.aar.org/, as of October 2005.
