Rail Transportation Indicator

Measurement
Base Dec 1996  100
Indicator Type or Source
Producer Price Index by Industry
Period End Date
April 1, 2025
Clasification
Industry
 
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Rail Transportation Indicator is an economic index with a base value of 100, starting in Dec 1996. It covers the period from Wednesday, June 7, 2000, to Tuesday, April 1, 2025, and is updated monthly. Private investors, money managers, analysts, and policymakers use indicators sush as Rail Transportation Indicator to understand economic trends, make forecasts, and formulate appropriate strategies and policies. Please view all Industry indicators for more information or continue to All Top Economic Indicators.
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (fred.stlouisfed.org)

25-Year History of Rail Transportation Indicator

The above interactive chart and the table below show the 25-year history of rail transportation indicator going back to Wednesday, June 7, 2000. The current value is 240.08 which was updated on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Historical data enables economists and other stakeholders to identify patterns and trends over time. This can provide insights into how different sectors of the economy are likely to perform under similar conditions in the future.
Apr 1, 2025240.08  
Mar 1, 2025239.95  
Feb 1, 2025239.71  
Jan 1, 2025240.53  
Dec 1, 2024237.29  
Nov 1, 2024237.09  
Oct 1, 2024237.32  
Sep 1, 2024237.67  
Aug 1, 2024237.0  
Jul 1, 2024237.16  
Jun 1, 2024235.82  
May 1, 2024235.93  
Apr 1, 2024235.54  
Mar 1, 2024233.43  
Feb 1, 2024233.77  
Jan 1, 2024236.93  
Dec 1, 2023234.46  
Nov 1, 2023234.58  
Oct 1, 2023233.72  
Sep 1, 2023230.97  
Aug 1, 2023229.42  
Jul 1, 2023228.44  
Jun 1, 2023228.59  
May 1, 2023229.39  
Apr 1, 2023231.49  
Mar 1, 2023231.94  
Feb 1, 2023232.37  
Jan 1, 2023234.46  
Dec 1, 2022232.04  
Nov 1, 2022232.18  
Oct 1, 2022230.34  
Sep 1, 2022231.6  
Aug 1, 2022231.35  
Jul 1, 2022232.22  
Jun 1, 2022229.48  
May 1, 2022228.32  
Apr 1, 2022223.93  
Mar 1, 2022218.28  
Feb 1, 2022216.76  
Jan 1, 2022216.05  
Dec 1, 2021214.16  
Nov 1, 2021213.26  
Oct 1, 2021211.84  
Sep 1, 2021210.31  
Aug 1, 2021209.33  
Jul 1, 2021208.36  
Jun 1, 2021207.1  
May 1, 2021206.4  
Apr 1, 2021204.7  
Mar 1, 2021203.3  
Feb 1, 2021201.2  
Jan 1, 2021200.1  
Dec 1, 2020198.5  
Nov 1, 2020197.6  
Oct 1, 2020197.3  
Sep 1, 2020197.1  
Aug 1, 2020196.7  
Jul 1, 2020195.8  
Jun 1, 2020196.0  
May 1, 2020197.1  
Apr 1, 2020198.8  
Mar 1, 2020199.6  
Feb 1, 2020200.1  
Jan 1, 2020200.0  
Dec 1, 2019198.8  
Nov 1, 2019198.7  
Oct 1, 2019198.6  
Sep 1, 2019198.2  
Aug 1, 2019198.4  
Jul 1, 2019198.7  
Jun 1, 2019198.6  
May 1, 2019198.5  
Apr 1, 2019197.7  
Mar 1, 2019195.8  
Feb 1, 2019196.0  
Jan 1, 2019196.2  
Dec 1, 2018196.3  
Nov 1, 2018196.1  
Oct 1, 2018195.3  
Sep 1, 2018195.1  
Aug 1, 2018193.1  
Jul 1, 2018192.5  
Jun 1, 2018192.1  
May 1, 2018190.9  
Apr 1, 2018190.4  
Mar 1, 2018189.2  
Feb 1, 2018187.3  
Jan 1, 2018186.6  
Dec 1, 2017185.6  
Nov 1, 2017184.9  
Oct 1, 2017183.8  
Sep 1, 2017181.8  
Aug 1, 2017181.3  
Jul 1, 2017181.3  
Jun 1, 2017181.4  
May 1, 2017181.2  
Apr 1, 2017180.9  
Mar 1, 2017180.9  
Feb 1, 2017180.0  
Jan 1, 2017179.1  
Dec 1, 2016178.0  
Nov 1, 2016177.3  
Oct 1, 2016176.7  
Sep 1, 2016176.9  
Aug 1, 2016176.1  
Jul 1, 2016175.8  
Jun 1, 2016175.0  
May 1, 2016174.1  
Apr 1, 2016173.6  
Mar 1, 2016173.2  
Feb 1, 2016173.8  
Jan 1, 2016175.0  
Dec 1, 2015176.7  
Nov 1, 2015176.6  
Oct 1, 2015176.7  
Sep 1, 2015177.9  
Aug 1, 2015178.8  
Jul 1, 2015179.7  
Jun 1, 2015179.4  
May 1, 2015179.9  
Apr 1, 2015180.2  
Mar 1, 2015179.7  
Feb 1, 2015182.9  
Jan 1, 2015185.2  
Dec 1, 2014185.4  
Nov 1, 2014186.2  
Oct 1, 2014186.4  
Sep 1, 2014186.9  
Aug 1, 2014187.2  
Jul 1, 2014187.3  
Jun 1, 2014187.2  
May 1, 2014187.6  
Apr 1, 2014187.1  
Mar 1, 2014186.0  
Feb 1, 2014185.8  
Jan 1, 2014185.0  
Dec 1, 2013183.6  
Nov 1, 2013184.1  
Oct 1, 2013183.7  
Sep 1, 2013183.0  
Aug 1, 2013182.6  
Jul 1, 2013182.7  
Jun 1, 2013182.8  
May 1, 2013183.7  
Apr 1, 2013184.0  
Mar 1, 2013182.4  
Feb 1, 2013182.2  
Jan 1, 2013182.3  
Dec 1, 2012180.2  
Nov 1, 2012180.3  
Oct 1, 2012179.2  
Sep 1, 2012177.0  
Aug 1, 2012176.6  
Jul 1, 2012178.2  
Jun 1, 2012179.5  
May 1, 2012179.8  
Apr 1, 2012176.1  
Mar 1, 2012174.7  
Feb 1, 2012174.5  
Jan 1, 2012173.4  
Dec 1, 2011171.7  
Nov 1, 2011171.8  
Oct 1, 2011171.9  
Sep 1, 2011172.3  
Aug 1, 2011172.3  
Jul 1, 2011173.2  
Jun 1, 2011173.3  
May 1, 2011172.2  
Apr 1, 2011168.9  
Mar 1, 2011165.6  
Feb 1, 2011162.8  
Jan 1, 2011161.6  
Dec 1, 2010158.6  
Nov 1, 2010157.4  
Oct 1, 2010157.4  
Sep 1, 2010156.9  
Aug 1, 2010156.7  
Jul 1, 2010157.7  
Jun 1, 2010157.9  
May 1, 2010156.6  
Apr 1, 2010154.8  
Mar 1, 2010154.6  
Feb 1, 2010153.5  
Jan 1, 2010152.7  
Dec 1, 2009150.9  
Nov 1, 2009150.8  
Oct 1, 2009150.3  
Sep 1, 2009150.0  
Aug 1, 2009149.9  
Jul 1, 2009147.6  
Jun 1, 2009147.0  
May 1, 2009146.0  
Apr 1, 2009146.0  
Mar 1, 2009146.2  
Feb 1, 2009147.6  
Jan 1, 2009149.5  
Dec 1, 2008153.5  
Nov 1, 2008157.8  
Oct 1, 2008160.9  
Sep 1, 2008163.7  
Aug 1, 2008164.3  
Jul 1, 2008162.5  
Jun 1, 2008159.6  
May 1, 2008156.4  
Apr 1, 2008152.9  
Mar 1, 2008152.0  
Feb 1, 2008151.6  
Jan 1, 2008152.1  
Dec 1, 2007148.0  
Nov 1, 2007146.5  
Oct 1, 2007144.7  
Sep 1, 2007144.1  
Aug 1, 2007142.6  
Jul 1, 2007140.9  
Jun 1, 2007141.0  
May 1, 2007138.1  
Apr 1, 2007136.7  
Mar 1, 2007135.5  
Feb 1, 2007136.8  
Jan 1, 2007136.1  
Dec 1, 2006135.5  
Nov 1, 2006136.8  
Oct 1, 2006139.4  
Sep 1, 2006139.5  
Aug 1, 2006139.1  
Jul 1, 2006138.9  
Jun 1, 2006137.3  
May 1, 2006134.9  
Apr 1, 2006133.3  
Mar 1, 2006133.0  
Feb 1, 2006131.2  
Jan 1, 2006131.9  
Dec 1, 2005133.1  
Nov 1, 2005133.0  
Oct 1, 2005130.6  
Sep 1, 2005127.8  
Aug 1, 2005126.2  
Jul 1, 2005124.9  
Jun 1, 2005124.8  
May 1, 2005124.3  
Apr 1, 2005121.1  
Mar 1, 2005119.9  
Feb 1, 2005118.4  
Jan 1, 2005118.3  
Dec 1, 2004117.6  
Nov 1, 2004116.4  
Oct 1, 2004115.6  
Sep 1, 2004114.7  
Aug 1, 2004113.5  
Jul 1, 2004113.3  
Jun 1, 2004112.6  
May 1, 2004112.3  
Apr 1, 2004111.8  
Mar 1, 2004111.5  
Feb 1, 2004110.7  
Jan 1, 2004110.5  
Dec 1, 2003109.6  
Nov 1, 2003109.4  
Oct 1, 2003109.4  
Sep 1, 2003109.3  
Aug 1, 2003109.1  
Jul 1, 2003109.2  
Jun 1, 2003109.2  
May 1, 2003108.7  
Apr 1, 2003109.1  
Mar 1, 2003108.3  
Feb 1, 2003107.5  
Jan 1, 2003107.3  
Dec 1, 2002107.1  
Nov 1, 2002107.1  
Oct 1, 2002106.8  
Sep 1, 2002106.7  
Aug 1, 2002106.6  
Jul 1, 2002106.8  
Jun 1, 2002106.6  
May 1, 2002106.5  
Apr 1, 2002106.3  
Mar 1, 2002106.3  
Feb 1, 2002106.3  
Jan 1, 2002106.2  
Dec 1, 2001105.8  
Nov 1, 2001105.7  
Oct 1, 2001105.8  
Sep 1, 2001105.6  
Aug 1, 2001104.2  
Jul 1, 2001104.1  
Jun 1, 2001104.0  
May 1, 2001103.8  
Apr 1, 2001103.7  
Mar 1, 2001104.0  
Feb 1, 2001103.8  
Jan 1, 2001103.9  
Dec 1, 2000103.4  
Nov 1, 2000103.5  
Oct 1, 2000103.2  
Sep 1, 2000102.9  
Aug 1, 2000102.7  
Jul 1, 2000102.6  
Jun 1, 2000102.6  
May 1, 2000102.3  
Apr 1, 2000102.1  
Mar 1, 2000102.2  
Feb 1, 2000102.1  
Jan 1, 2000102.1  
Dec 1, 1999101.6  
Nov 1, 1999101.6  
Oct 1, 1999101.6  
Sep 1, 1999101.6  
Aug 1, 1999101.4  
Jul 1, 1999101.4  
Jun 1, 1999101.4  
May 1, 1999101.5  
Apr 1, 1999101.0  
Mar 1, 1999100.9  
Feb 1, 1999101.0  
Jan 1, 1999101.0  
Dec 1, 1998101.5  
Nov 1, 1998101.5  
Oct 1, 1998101.7  
Sep 1, 1998101.8  
Aug 1, 1998101.7  
Jul 1, 1998101.7  
Jun 1, 1998101.7  
May 1, 1998101.7  
Apr 1, 1998101.7  
Mar 1, 1998101.6  
Feb 1, 1998101.8  
Jan 1, 1998101.8  
Dec 1, 1997101.0  
Nov 1, 1997100.9  
Oct 1, 1997100.9  
Sep 1, 1997100.8  
Aug 1, 1997100.7  
Jul 1, 1997100.7  
Jun 1, 1997100.6  
May 1, 1997100.2  
Apr 1, 1997100.1  
Mar 1, 1997100.1  
Feb 1, 1997100.0  
Jan 1, 199799.9  

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