Freight Facts and Figures 2011
Table 4-6. Producer Price Indices for Selected Transportation Services: 1990-2009
From 2008 to 2009, the prices charged for transportation purchased from carriers and support activities have gone down in most industries. Rail prices decreased by about 6 percent, while air and trucking fell by 8 percent and 5 percent respectively.
Table in Excel format | Historical data
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1990 | 2000 | 2003 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Transportation (NAICS 481)1 | NA | 147.7 | 162.1 | 171.0 | 180.4 | 183.7 | 203.8 | 188.5 |
| Scheduled Air Transportation (NAICS 4811)2 | 110.2 | 180.1 | 198.5 | 209.3 | 220.5 | 224.5 | 248.9 | 229.1 |
| Scheduled Freight Air Transportation (NAICS 481112) | NA | NA | 100.0 | 104.9 | 108.4 | 109.0 | 127.8 | 119.1 |
| Nonscheduled Air Transportation (NAICS 4812)3 | NA | 107.3 | 117.8 | 126.7 | 136.8 | 148.5 | 165.8 | 160.4 |
| Rail Transportation (NAICS 482)3 | NA | 102.6 | 108.8 | 125.2 | 135.9 | 140.9 | 157.3 | 148.5 |
| Line-Haul Railroads (NAICS 482111)4 | 107.5 | 114.5 | 121.4 | 139.6 | 151.2 | 157.2 | 175.5 | 165.6 |
| Water Transportation (NAICS 483) | NA | NA | 100.0 | 106.4 | 111.1 | 113.5 | 127.0 | 116.1 |
| Deep Sea Freight Transportation (NAICS 483111)5 | 113.1 | 155.8 | 219.9 | 231.9 | 233.3 | 230.0 | 258.3 | 218.8 |
| Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation (NAICS 483113) | NA | NA | 100.0 | 109.9 | 119.9 | 130.2 | 141.8 | 137.4 |
| Inland Water Freight Transportation (NAICS 483211) | 100.0 | 117.9 | 124.7 | 151.4 | 182.9 | 186.1 | 218.3 | 211.4 |
| Truck Transportation (NAICS 484) | NA | NA | 100.0 | 109.0 | 113.2 | 115.4 | 123.0 | 117.3 |
| General Freight Trucking (NAICS 4841) | NA | NA | 100.0 | 110.0 | 114.1 | 116.5 | 123.6 | 117.5 |
| General Freight Trucking, Local (NAICS 48411) | NA | NA | 100.0 | 111.5 | 115.3 | 119.6 | 130.2 | 126.0 |
| General Freight Trucking, Long Distance (NAICS 48412) | NA | NA | 100.0 | 109.7 | 113.8 | 115.9 | 122.2 | 115.5 |
| Specialized Freight Trucking (NAICS 4842) | NA | NA | 100.0 | 107.0 | 111.4 | 113.1 | 122.1 | 117.4 |
| Used Household and Office Goods Moving (NAICS 48421) | NA | NA | 100.0 | 106.0 | 107.8 | 108.8 | 112.2 | 112.8 |
| Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local (NAICS 48422) | NA | NA | 100.0 | 107.1 | 112.3 | 114.2 | 126.7 | 123.9 |
| Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long Distance (NAICS 48423) | NA | NA | 100.0 | 107.5 | 112.8 | 114.8 | 123.6 | 113.2 |
| Pipeline Transportation (NAICS 486) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil (NAICS 4861) | NA | NA | 100.0 | 113.3 | 112.0 | 125.4 | 137.1 | 141.0 |
| Other Pipeline Transportation (NAICS 4869)6 | NA | NA | 100.0 | 105.2 | 108.2 | 115.0 | 121.6 | 128.7 |
| Support Activities for Transportation (NAICS 488) | NA | NA | 100.0 | 104.1 | 106.5 | 108.5 | 111.7 | 108.6 |
| Support Activities for Water Transportation (NAICS 4883)7 | NA | NA | 100.0 | 103.5 | 107.7 | 112.7 | 117.3 | 116.8 |
| Navigational Services to Shipping (NAICS 48833) | NA | NA | 100.0 | 105.7 | 113.9 | 120.6 | 133.8 | 122.9 |
| Freight Transportation Arrangement (NAICS 4885)3 | NA | 98.3 | 97.9 | 99.1 | 98.8 | 100.2 | 102.5 | 94.8 |
| Postal Service (NAICS 491) | 100.0 | 135.2 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 164.7 | 171.9 | 178.9 | 185.0 |
| Couriers and Messengers (NAICS 492) | NA | NA | 100.0 | 113.8 | 121.5 | 131.5 | 142.0 | 141.5 |
Key: NA = not available, NAICS: North American Industry Classification System.
1Base year = 1992.
2Base year = 1989.
3Base year = 1996.
4Base year = 1984.
5Base year = 1988.
6Other pipeline transportation includes pipeline transportation of refined petroleum products (NAICS 48691).
7Support activities for water transportation includes port and harbor operations (NAICS 48831), marine cargo handling (NAICS 48832), and navigational services to shipping (NAICS 48833).
Notes:
Index values start at 100.0 in 1990 unless another year is specified. This table shows annual data, which are calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics by averaging monthly indices. Data are reported monthly from January to December. The monthly indices, however, are available for fewer than 12 months for some years. In both cases, a simple average of the available monthly indices is reported for each year. Data are not seasonally adjusted.
Source:
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Producer Price Index Industry Data, available at www.bls.gov/data/sa.htm as of August 19, 2011.
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