$3.25 $3.15 $3.05 $2.95 $2.85 $2.75 $2.65 $2.55 $2.45 $2.35 $2.25 $2.15 $2.05
National Price 2005-2006
(Price per gallon)
National & Regional Averages: April 17, 2006
United States $2.765
East Coast
$2.788
Midwest
$2.735
Gulf Coast
$2.725
Rocky Mountain
$2.756
West Coast $2.881
April 17, 2005
April 17, 2006 $2.00 $2.10 $2.20 $2.30 $2.40 $2.50 $2.60 $2.70 $2.80 $2.90 $3.00
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
Year-over-year percent change in average terminal dwell time in hours for first 14 weeks of 2006
10% 0%
–10% –20% –30%
Canadian Canadian CSX Norfolk Union BNSF KansasCity
Pacific National Transportation Southern Pacific Railway Southern
Note: CN reports data in a different manner than the rest of the industry.
Source: Association of American Railroads
The Cass Freight Index is an indicator of industrial shipments;
The index uses a January 1990 base point of 1.00
2.00 1.75
Expenditures
1.50 1.25
Shipments
1.00
2/05 3/05 4/05 5/05 6/05 7/05 8/05 9/05 10/0511/05 12/05 1/06 2/06 3/06
Note: Freight expenditures remained about the same for the previous month, while shipment activity showed an increase from February.
Source: Cass Information Systems
Year-over-year percent change in average speed in miles per hour for first 14 weeks of year 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% NA –5% –10%
Canadian Canadian CSX Union Norfolk BNSF KansasCity
Pacific National Transportation Pacific Southern Railway Southern
Note: CN reports data in a different manner than the rest of the industry.
Source: Association of American Railroads
Year-over-year percent change
12%
10%
8%
6%
4%
1/05 2/05 3/05 4/05 5/05 6/05 7/05 8/05 9/05 10/05 11/05 12/05 1/06
Source: National Association of Manufacturers
Average of the five most important spot markets (Rotterdam, Mediterranean, Far East Singapore, U.S. Gulf, U.S. West coast)
450
400
Index 100=53.35 cents per U.S. gallon
350
300
250
200
5/6/05 6/3/05 7/1/05
8/5/05 9/2/05 10/7/05 11/4/05 12/2/05 1/6/06 2/3/06 3/3/06 4/7/06
Source: Lufthansa Cargo
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