Figure 5-2. Monthly Diesel Prices (cents per gallon)

Diesel prices were about 93 percent higher in July 2006 than 10 years earlier (in inflation-adjusted terms). Over that period prices bottomed out in February 1999 at $1.18 a gallon (in $ July 2006).

Data represented in the figure
Table in Excel format

Date	Current Price	Real Price(July 2006 dollars)
Jul-1996	117.6	151.6
Aug-1996	120.1	154.6
Sep-1996	126.5	162.3
Oct-1996	132.3	168.2
Nov-1996	132.3	168.9
Dec-1996	130.9	167.1
Jan-1997	129.1	164.3
Feb-1997	128.0	162.4
Mar-1997	122.9	155.6
Apr-1997	121.2	153.2
May-1997	119.6	151.2
Jun-1997	117.3	148.2
Jul-1997	115.1	145.2
Aug-1997	116.5	146.7
Sep-1997	116.0	145.7
Oct-1997	118.3	148.2
Nov-1997	119.2	149.4
Dec-1997	116.6	146.4
Jan-1998	112.0	140.3
Feb-1998	108.4	135.6
Mar-1998	106.3	132.7
Apr-1998	106.7	132.9
May-1998	106.9	133.0
Jun-1998	104.1	129.3
Jul-1998	102.9	127.6
Aug-1998	100.7	124,8
Sep-1998	102.4	126.8
Oct-1998	103.9	128.2
Nov-1998	102.2	126.2
Dec-1998	97.3	120.2
Jan-1999	96.7	119.1
Feb-1999	95.9	118.1
Mar-1999	99.7	122.3
Apr-1999	107.9	131.5
May-1999	107.3	130.8
Jun-1999	107.4	130.9
Jul-1999	112.2	136.2
Aug-1999	117.2	142.0
Sep-1999	121.5	146.5
Oct-1999	122.8	147.8
Nov-1999	126.3	152.0
Dec-1999	129.2	155.4
Jan-2000	135.6	162.7
Feb-2000	146.1	174.2
Mar-2000	147.9	174.9
Apr-2000	142.2	168.1
May-2000	142.0	167.6
Jun-2000	142.1	166.9
Jul-2000	143.4	168.0
Aug-2000	146.6	171.8
Sep-2000	163.7	190.8
Oct-2000	163.7	190.5
Nov-2000	162.1	188.6
Dec-2000	156.5	182.1
Jan-2001	152.4	176.2
Feb-2001	149.2	171.9
Mar-2001	139.9	160.8
Apr-2001	142.2	162.8
May-2001	149.6	170.5
Jun-2001	148.2	168.6
Jul-2001	137.5	156.8
Aug-2001	139.0	158.5
Sep-2001	149.5	169.8
Oct-2001	134.8	153.7
Nov-2001	125.9	143.7
Dec-2001	116.7	133.7
Jan-2002	115.3	131.8
Feb-2002	115.2	131.2
Mar-2002	123.0	139.3
Apr-2002	130.9	147.4
May-2002	130.5	147.0
Jun-2002	128.6	144.7
Jul-2002	129.9	146.1
Aug-2002	132.8	148.8
Sep-2002	141.1	157.8
Oct-2002	146.2	163.2
Nov-2002	142.0	158.6
Dec-2002	142.9	159.9
Jan-2003	148.8	165.8
Feb-2003	165.4	183.0
Mar-2003	170.8	187.8
Apr-2003	153.3	168.8
May-2003	145.1	160.2
Jun-2003	142.4	157.0
Jul-2003	143.5	158.0
Aug-2003	148.7	163.1
Sep-2003	146.7	160.4
Oct-2003	148.1	162.1
Nov-2003	148.2	162.7
Dec-2003	149.0	163.7
Jan-2004	155.1	169.6
Feb-2004	158.2	172.0
Mar-2004	162.9	176.1
Apr-2004	169.2	182.3
May-2004	174.6	187.0
Jun-2004	171.1	182.7
Jul-2004	173.9	185.9
Aug-2004	183.3	195.9
Sep-2004	191.7	204.4
Oct-2004	213.4	226.4
Nov-2004	214.7	227.6
Dec-2004	200.9	213.8
Jan-2005	195.9	208.0
Feb-2005	202.7	214.0
Mar-2005	221.4	231.9
Apr-2005	229.2	238.5
May-2005	219.9	229.0
Jun-2005	229.0	238.4
Jul-2005	237.3	245.9
Aug-2005	250.0	257.8
Sep-2005	281.9	287.1
Oct-2005	309.5	314.6
Nov-2005	257.3	263.7
Dec-2005	244.3	251.4
Jan-2006	246.7	252.0
Feb-2006	247.5	252.3
Mar-2006	255.9	259.3
Apr-2006	272.8	274.2
May-2006	289.7	289.7
Jun-2006	289.8	289.2
Jul-2006	293.4	291.9

Sources: Diesel price: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Agency, U.S. Petroleum Prices, available at www.eia.doe.gov as of September 5, 2006.

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 5, 2006.