The price data, which include federal
excise taxes, transportation, and handling expenses, represent the average
monthly price for fuels purchased by freight railroads during each month.
Index of
Railroad Fuel Prices
Jul-06
Jul-07
Index of
Railroad Fuel Prices
442.6
447.3
Percent change from same
month previous year
28.63
1.06
NOTES: The current value is compared to the value
from the same period 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 August 2007.
