Table 28--Rail rates and grain shipments |
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| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | CY Jan-Dec |
| Producer price index, line-haul railroads, all products (1984=100) | 1988 | 103.20 | 103.20 | 103.20 | 105.20 | 105.20 | 104.90 | 105.20 | 105.40 | 105.40 | 105.40 | 105.40 | 105.40 | 104.80 |
| 1989 | 105.80 | 105.90 | 105.90 | 106.00 | 106.00 | 106.30 | 106.90 | 106.80 | 106.80 | 106.80 | 106.90 | 106.90 | 106.40 |
| 1990 | 107.10 | 107.10 | 107.10 | 107.10 | 107.10 | 107.10 | 107.10 | 107.30 | 107.30 | 108.30 | 108.50 | 108.50 | 107.50 |
| 1991 | 108.60 | 108.90 | 109.50 | 109.50 | 109.60 | 109.50 | 109.60 | 109.30 | 109.20 | 109.30 | 109.30 | 109.30 | 109.30 |
| 1992 | 109.50 | 109.90 | 109.90 | 110.00 | 110.00 | 110.00 | 109.80 | 109.90 | 109.90 | 110.10 | 110.10 | 110.30 | 109.90 |
| 1993 | 110.50 | 110.50 | 110.60 | 110.60 | 110.70 | 110.80 | 110.90 | 110.90 | 110.90 | 111.20 | 111.30 | 111.30 | 110.90 |
| 1994 | 111.60 | 111.70 | 112.00 | 112.00 | 112.00 | 112.00 | 111.90 | 111.90 | 111.70 | 111.80 | 111.80 | 111.80 | 111.80 |
| 1995 | 112.00 | 111.70 | 111.80 | 111.80 | 111.90 | 111.80 | 111.50 | 111.70 | 111.70 | 111.70 | 111.60 | 111.50 | 111.70 |
| 1996 | 111.40 | 111.50 | 111.50 | 111.50 | 111.40 | 111.30 | 111.40 | 111.40 | 111.40 | 111.70 | 111.50 | 111.50 | 111.50 |
| 1997 | 111.40 | 111.50 | 111.60 | 111.60 | 111.70 | 112.20 | 112.40 | 112.40 | 112.50 | 112.50 | 112.60 | 112.60 | 112.10 |
| 1998 | 113.50 | 113.50 | 113.30 | 113.40 | 113.50 | 113.40 | 113.50 | 113.50 | 113.50 | 113.40 | 113.20 | 113.20 | 113.40 |
| 1999 | 112.60 | 112.70 | 112.60 | 112.70 | 113.20 | 113.10 | 113.10 | 113.10 | 113.30 | 113.30 | 113.30 | 113.30 | 113.00 |
| 2000 | 113.90 | 113.90 | 114.00 | 113.90 | 114.10 | 114.40 | 114.50 | 114.60 | 114.70 | 115.10 | 115.40 | 115.30 | 114.50 |
| 2001 | 115.90 | 115.80 | 116.00 | 115.70 | 115.80 | 116.00 | 116.10 | 116.30 | 117.80 | 118.00 | 117.90 | 118.00 | 116.60 |
| 2002 | 118.50 | 118.60 | 118.60 | 118.60 | 118.80 | 118.90 | 119.10 | 118.90 | 119.00 | 119.20 | 119.50 | 119.50 | 118.90 |
| 2003 | 119.70 | 119.90 | 120.90 | 121.70 | 121.20 | 121.80 | 121.80 | 121.70 | 121.90 | 122.00 | 122.10 | 122.20 | 121.40 |
| 2004 | 123.20 | 123.40 | 124.40 | 124.70 | 125.30 | 125.60 | 126.40 | 126.60 | 128.00 | 128.90 | 129.90 | 131.20 | 126.50 |
| 2005 | 131.90 | 132.00 | 133.70 | 135.00 | 138.70 | 139.20 | 139.30 | 140.80 | 142.50 | 145.70 | 148.40 | 148.40 | 139.60 |
| 2006 | 147.20 | 146.30 | 148.30 | 148.60 | 150.50 | 153.10 | 154.90 | 155.10 | 155.60 | 155.50 | 152.50 | 151.20 | 151.60 |
| 2007 | 151.80 | 152.50 | 151.20 | 152.50 | 154.00 | 157.30 | 157.20 | 159.10 | 160.80 | 161.40 | 163.40 | 165.10 | 157.20 |
| 2008 | 169.60 | 169.10 | 169.60 | 170.60 | 174.40 | 178.00 | 181.30 | 183.30 | 182.60 | 179.50 | 176.10 | 171.30 | 175.50 |
| 2009 | 166.80 | 164.60 | 163.10 | 162.80 | 162.80 | 163.90 | 164.60 | 167.20 | 167.30 | 167.70 | 168.20 | 168.30 | 165.60 |
| 2010 | 170.40 | 171.20 | 172.50 | 172.70 | 174.70 | 176.10 | 175.90 | 174.80 | 175.10 | 175.60 | 175.50 | 176.90 | 174.30 |
| 2011 | 180.20 | 181.60 | 184.70 | 188.40 | 192.10 | 193.30 | 193.20 | 192.20 | 192.20 | 191.70 | 191.60 | 191.50 | 189.40 |
| 2012 | 193.40 | 194.60 | 194.90 | 196.40 | 200.50 | 200.20 | 198.70 | 196.90 | 197.40 | 199.80 | 201.10 | 200.80 | 197.90 |
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| Rail car loadings, grain (1,000 rail cars) /1 | 1988 | 32.22 | 34.22 | 34.24 | 32.96 | 30.86 | 33.32 | 29.36 | 27.01 | 29.01 | 30.63 | 27.14 | 27.12 | 30.67 |
| 1989 | 30.32 | 30.58 | 31.44 | 30.18 | 25.94 | 27.25 | 24.27 | 25.99 | 24.44 | 28.95 | 31.70 | 29.41 | 28.37 |
| 1990 | 32.25 | 32.61 | 29.65 | 27.94 | 25.70 | 28.12 | 25.26 | 26.90 | 23.98 | 27.62 | 26.82 | 24.36 | 27.60 |
| 1991 | 26.34 | 28.56 | 28.10 | 24.93 | 20.83 | 24.50 | 25.51 | 27.58 | 27.54 | 29.83 | 27.30 | 28.26 | 26.61 |
| 1992 | 30.02 | 29.97 | 29.86 | 24.97 | 20.51 | 23.61 | 25.61 | 26.14 | 25.79 | 30.68 | 31.42 | 29.66 | 27.35 |
| 1993 | 29.57 | 30.40 | 30.16 | 28.08 | 25.30 | 24.73 | 25.46 | 26.06 | 27.06 | 29.22 | 28.12 | 25.48 | 27.47 |
| 1994 | 26.50 | 25.73 | 25.33 | 23.62 | 21.89 | 23.27 | 23.39 | 24.74 | 25.07 | 30.04 | 28.96 | 28.02 | 25.55 |
| 1995 | 26.06 | 26.92 | 27.48 | 25.37 | 23.98 | 26.00 | 26.30 | 27.85 | 28.02 | 27.26 | 26.50 | 24.36 | 26.34 |
| 1996 | 24.96 | 25.99 | 28.36 | 26.67 | 21.30 | 21.84 | 21.74 | 20.27 | 17.88 | 26.18 | 27.79 | 24.38 | 23.95 |
| 1997 | 24.62 | 26.84 | 24.92 | 22.71 | 20.39 | 21.29 | 21.93 | 22.92 | 20.64 | 25.51 | 23.62 | 22.42 | 23.15 |
| 1998 | 25.05 | 24.80 | 21.91 | 20.64 | 20.47 | 20.89 | 21.60 | 22.74 | 22.95 | 26.66 | 25.09 | 23.51 | 23.02 |
| 1999 | 23.50 | 23.36 | 21.84 | 21.13 | 21.30 | 20.60 | 23.44 | 24.99 | 24.74 | 26.81 | 23.26 | 22.96 | 23.16 |
| 2000 | 23.14 | 23.93 | 23.03 | 20.92 | 20.21 | 20.10 | 20.18 | 21.98 | 22.85 | 24.90 | 21.43 | 19.31 | 21.83 |
| 2001 | 23.13 | 23.00 | 23.15 | 20.66 | 18.26 | 20.13 | 20.21 | 17.21 | 20.72 | 26.05 | 23.11 | 20.58 | 21.35 |
| 2002 | 22.35 | 22.44 | 20.38 | 19.58 | 18.45 | 20.00 | 20.92 | 20.05 | 18.86 | 23.17 | 23.13 | 20.70 | 20.83 |
| 2003 | 21.36 | 20.74 | 20.97 | 18.61 | 18.06 | 18.70 | 20.72 | 21.45 | 21.75 | 24.71 | 24.60 | 22.08 | 21.15 |
| 2004 | 23.01 | 23.66 | 23.14 | 21.50 | 21.68 | 20.62 | 19.61 | 19.84 | 21.04 | 23.29 | 22.62 | 20.72 | 21.73 |
| 2005 | 22.87 | 23.21 | 23.29 | 22.07 | 21.48 | 19.83 | 20.39 | 21.51 | 21.37 | 22.49 | 21.82 | 20.66 | 21.75 |
| 2006 | 23.96 | 22.83 | 23.07 | 22.60 | 21.30 | 22.26 | 21.96 | 22.48 | 22.45 | 24.04 | 22.52 | 22.81 | 22.69 |
| 2007 | 22.16 | 21.01 | 21.07 | 20.72 | 19.52 | 20.42 | 23.15 | 23.45 | 24.89 | 27.79 | 25.30 | 22.40 | 22.66 |
| 2008 | 25.91 | 25.88 | 24.66 | 25.04 | 22.36 | 22.01 | 23.89 | 24.49 | 22.00 | 23.89 | 21.63 | 18.24 | 23.33 |
| 2009 | 19.03 | 20.71 | 19.42 | 17.96 | 17.13 | 16.96 | 19.77 | 19.80 | 20.46 | 23.38 | 24.53 | 20.89 | 20.00 |
| 2010 | 22.29 | 22.42 | 23.22 | 20.96 | 19.75 | 19.22 | 20.83 | 20.94 | 23.29 | 26.21 | 24.08 | 22.57 | 22.15 |
| 2011 | 24.58 | 22.77 | 23.42 | 23.71 | 22.38 | 20.82 | 19.14 | 18.14 | 20.04 | 22.31 | 21.43 | 20.73 | 21.62 |
| 2012 | 20.83 | 21.16 | 21.12 | 19.71 | 19.87 | 21.72 | 17.69 | 18.19 | 19.11 | 20.43 | 19.00 | 18.11 | 19.75 |
| 2013 | 18.80 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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1/ Simple average of weekly data. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Producer Price Index and Association of American Railroads, Weekly Traffic of Major U.S. Railroads. |
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