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Quaterly Ocean Freight Rates
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 | Rate |  | Rate |  | Spread
 | Gulf to Japan | 4-year avg | PNW to Japan | 4-year avg | Gulf vs. PNW to Japan | 4-year avg
96-Jan | 27.67095508658008 |  | 15.62298430735931
96-Feb | 25.04715136054421 |  | 15.35739795918367
96-Mar | 24.92057823129251 |  | 14.0953231292517
96-Apr | 25.84700892857143 |  | 14.03535714285714
96-May | 25.4281179138322 |  | 13.8842970521542
96-June | 23.49059523809523 |  | 12.63494047619048
96-July | 21.45398550724638 |  | 11.13768115942029
96-Aug | 20.8796485260771 |  | 10.67891156462585
96-Sep | 19.33293650793651 |  | 10.52080498866213
96-Oct | 21.47132505175984 |  | 11.81102484472049
96-Nov | 24.61849489795919 |  | 14.92070578231292
96-Dec | 25.65234962406015 |  | 15.12236842105263
97-Jan | 25.51010551948052 |  | 14.23786525974026
97-Feb | 25.57870535714286 |  | 14.50897321428571
97-Mar | 25.31448934837093 |  | 15.51157581453634
97-Apr | 23.59560470779221 |  | 14.37002164502164
97-May | 21.80147321428571 |  | 12.56558035714286
97-June | 21.43813775510204 |  | 12.25715986394558
97-July | 23.60861801242236 |  | 13.56651138716356
97-Aug | 22.79741071428571 |  | 12.9484375
97-Sep | 23.2184117965368 |  | 13.18292748917749
97-Oct | 23.2166149068323 |  | 13.65244565217391
97-Nov | 20.64367380952381 |  | 13.00820238095238
97-Dec | 21.20640589569161 |  | 12.50792517006803
98-Jan | 20.35434523809524 |  | 11.42880952380952
98-Feb | 17.8489880952381 |  | 9.401011904761905
98-Mar | 18.46385281385281 |  | 12.19458874458874
98-Apr | 18.14083333333333 |  | 11.51934523809524
98-May | 17.0796679197995 |  | 10.88743922305765
98-June | 14.40219155844156 |  | 10.62029220779221
98-July | 13.41693581780538 |  | 10.02484730848861
98-Aug | 12.70995535714286 |  | 9.71034226190476
98-Sep | 12.73276515151515 |  | 10.15530303030303
98-Oct | 13.77138798701299 |  | 11.95822077922078
98-Nov | 13.35488945578231 |  | 12.44753401360544
98-Dec | 12.50675453514739 |  | 10.77804421768707
99-Jan | 13.91505952380952 |  | 9.564464285714283
99-Feb | 15.12696428571429 |  | 9.221666666666668 |  |  |  |  | absent data for PNW-Japan
99-Mar | 16.32217391304348 |  | 10.34372670807453 |  |  |  |  | absent data for PNW-Japan
99-Apr | 16.15815476190476 |  | 9.584464285714287
99-May | 18.28016290726817 |  | 11.26164786967419
99-June | 16.40308441558441 |  | 11.72949134199134
July_99 | 17.58315789473684 |  | 10.93842105263158
Aug_99 | 18.99619047619048 |  | 10.91285714285714
[NAME] | 20.73409090909091 |  | 11.35636363636364
Oct_99 | 22.28728571428571 |  | 13.69485714285714
Nov_99 | 22.42759090909091 |  | 14.17168181818182
Dec_99 | 20.49066666666666 |  | 13.873
Jan_00 | 21.5682 |  | 14.7536
Feb_00 | 20.74047619047619 |  | 14.83047619047619
Mar_00 | 22.04617391304348 |  | 16.42082608695652
Apr_00 | 22.59438888888889 |  | 15.7745
May_00 | 23.04819047619048 |  | 15.64447619047619
June_00 | 23.25809090909091 |  | 15.93518181818182
July_00 | 23.50152380952381 |  | 15.89028571428571
Aug_00 | 23.6742380952381 |  | 15.86019047619048
Sep_00 | 24.72219047619048 |  | 16.33052380952381
Oct_00 | 24.99763636363636 |  | 16.13231818181818
Nov_00 | 23.91913636363637 |  | 16.11040909090909
Dec_00 | 21.80405263157895 |  | 16.09636842105263
[NAME] | 22.19522727272727 |  | 17.03618181818182
Feb_01 | 21.66540000000001 |  | 16.95155
Mar_01 | 22.52022727272727 |  | 17.46300000000001
Apr_01 | 22.49236842105263 |  | 16.147
May_01 | 23.44971428571429 |  | 14.56561904761905
June_01 | 22.76152380952381 |  | 13.30771428571428
July_01 | 20.30518181818181 |  | 13.00759090909091
Aug_01 | 18.00757142857143 |  | 10.682
Sep_01 | 18.049 |  | 10.8047
Oct_01 | 17.42595652173913 |  | 10.40278260869565
[NAME] | 17.28854545454546 |  | 9.727227272727275
Dec_01 | 16.265 |  | 10.53729411764706
Jan. 02 | 17.63722727272727 |  | 11.34327272727272
Feb. 02 | 17.65035 |  | 11.27935
Mar. 02 | 19.45795 |  | 11.3042
Apr. 02 | 20.81427272727273 |  | 11.20945454545454
May  02 | 21.30304545454545 |  | 11.82495454545455
June 02 | 18.43238888888889 |  | 11.64016666666667
July 02 | 18.40617391304348 |  | 11.97095652173913
Aug. 02 | 19.61966666666667 |  | 11.17304761904762
Sept. 02 | 22.9852380952381 |  | 12.15247619047619
Oct. 02 | 24.52795652173913 |  | 13.43808695652174
Nov. 02 | 24.70409523809524 |  | 15.16023809523809
Dec. 02 | 25.10152941176471 |  | 18.32711764705882
Jan. 03 | 26.78613636363636 |  | 19.78054545454546
Feb. 03 | 27.3677 |  | 19.1613
Mar. 03 | 29.59490476190476 |  | 19.33228571428571
Apr. 03 | 32.02942857142857 |  | 21.32171428571428
May  03 | 33.9268 |  | 22.48655
June 03 | 30.54914285714286 |  | 22.44723809523809
July 03 | 32.16230434782609 |  | 23.19
Aug. 03 | 33.27314999999999 |  | 21.0644
Sept. 03 | 34.62913636363636 |  | 21.39622727272727
Oct. 03 | 44.63869565217391 |  | 37.06913043478261
Nov. 03 | 46.0626 |  | 40.16805
Dec. 03 | 50.74916666666667 |  | 41.69794444444445
Jan. 04 | 58.55761904761905 |  | 43.58485714285715
Feb. 04 | 70.5624 |  | 44.30769999999999
Mar. 04 | 72.7455652173913 |  | 44.05130434782609
Apr. 04 | 69.83290000000002 |  | 39.87505
May 04 | 56.88 |  | 32.94
June 04 | 43.05 |  | 26.25
July 04 | 47.05 |  | 32.66
Aug. 04 | 51.52 |  | 32.07
Sept. 04 | 52.91 |  | 33.85
Oct. 04 | 56.78 |  | 37.72
Nov. 04 | 63.06 |  | 42.44
Dec. 04 | 64.82 |  | 44.17
Jan. 05 | 60.01 |  | 36.44
Feb. 05 | 59.9 |  | 36.99
Mar. 05 | 63.04 |  | 39.18
Apr. 05 | 60.55 |  | 33.12
May 05 | 54.9 |  | 27.53
June 05 | 49.4 |  | 25.08
July 05 | 38.25 |  | 20.79
Aug. 05 | 36.26 |  | 21.84
Sept. 05 | 40.62 |  | 24.53
Oct. 05 | 46.36 |  | 25.22
Nov. 05 | 44.44 |  | 23.6
Dec. 05 | 40.27 |  | 25.66
Jan. 06 | 36.41 |  | 24.64
Feb. 06 | 34.91 |  | 25.69
Mar. 06 | 35.82 |  | 27.71
Apr. 06 | 34.7 |  | 25.31
May 06 | 34.7 |  | 25.38
June 06 | 37.16 |  | 28.85
July 06 | 39.67 |  | 30.42
Aug. 06 | 44.82 |  | 32.72
Sept. 06 | 50.15 |  | 37.16
Oct. 06 | 48.74 |  | 38.23
Nov. 06 | 49.44 |  | 40.87
Dec. 06 | 52.54 |  | 40.07
Jan. 07 | 53.7 |  | 38.4
Feb. 07 | 54.4 |  | 38
Mar. 07 | 57 |  | 40.15
Apr. 07 | 59.15 |  | 42.05
May 07 | 63.6 |  | 43.8
June 07 | 63.9 |  | 42.75
July 07 | 82 |  | 58.25
Aug. 07 | 90.75 |  | 64.6
Sept. 07 | 97 |  | 66.65
Oct. 07 | 112.6 |  | 86.7
Nov. 07 | 118 |  | 86.5
Dec. 07 | 124.2 |  | 79.35
Jan. 08 | 99 |  | 58
Feb. 08 | 102.4 |  | 59.4
Mar. 08 | 111.25 |  | 66.5
Apr. 08 | 113.25 |  | 64.75
May 08 | 133.1 |  | 72.2
June 08 | 127.25 |  | 80.25
July 08 | 127.5 |  | 72.5
Aug. 08 | 115.8 |  | 60
Sept. 08 | 88 |  | 51.5
Oct. 08 | 40.4 |  | 23.6
Nov. 08 | 27.63 |  | 17.38
Dec. 08 | 23.33 |  | 13.33
Jan. 09 | 26.3 |  | 14.6
Feb. 09 | 39.25 |  | 19.75
Mar. 09 | 42.25 |  | 22
Apr. 09 | 40.38 |  | 20.63
May 09 | 47 |  | 25.7
June 09 | 48.63 |  | 26.69
July 09 | 60.2 |  | 32.2
Aug. 09 | 54.5 |  | 28
Sept. 09 | 57.13 |  | 29.88
Oct. 09 | 60.85 |  | 33.8
Nov. 09 | 71.38 |  | 43.13
Dec. 09 | 68.63 |  | 38.88
Jan. 10 | 69.38 |  | 39.75
Feb. 10 | 63 |  | 36.75
Mar. 10 | 69.5 |  | 42.5
Apr. 10 | 69.2 |  | 40.4
May 10 | 72.13 |  | 42.25
June 10 | 66.75 |  | 33.5
July 10 | 56.1 |  | 30.8
Aug. 10 | 62.75 |  | 34.5
Sept. 10 | 65.5 |  | 36
Oct. 10 | 60 |  | 32.9
Nov. 10 | 55.88 |  | 32.13
Dec. 10 | 52.88 |  | 29
Jan. 11 | 51.5 |  | 29
Feb. 11 | 53.63 |  | 31.75
Mar. 11 | 59.25 |  | 35
Apr. 11 | 52.9 |  | 22.3
May 11 | 52.75 |  | 30
June 11 | 53.25 |  | 30.13
July 11 | 51.9 |  | 27.8
Aug. 11 | 52.25 |  | 30.25
Sept. 11 | 52.92 |  | 30.55
Oct. 11 | 58 |  | 34.75
Nov. 11 | 57 |  | 31.5
Dec. 11 | 56.38 |  | 29.63
Jan. 12 | 51.75 |  | 27.25
Feb. 12 | 49 |  | 28
Mar. 12 | 49.8 |  | 29.6
Apr. 12 | 52.75 |  | 29.75
May 12 | 50.75 |  | 26.88
June 12 | 52.32 |  | 29.73
July 12 | 50.25 |  | 28.13
Aug. 12 | 49.8 |  | 26.8
Sept. 12 | 47.5 |  | 24
Oct. 12 | 48.63 |  | 27.25
Nov. 12 | 46.5 |  | 26.2
Dec. 12 | 45.38 |  | 24.25
Jan. 13 | 45.75 |  | 24.75
Feb. 13 | 46.25 |  | 24.38
Mar. 13 | 48.2 |  | 25.4
Apr. 13 | 47.25 |  | 24.88
May 13 | 44.7 |  | 23.5
June 13 | 45.38 |  | 23.63
July 13 | 45.88 |  | 24.19
Aug. 13 | 45.5 |  | 24.45
Sept. 13 | 52 |  | 31.25
Oct. 13 | 56.13 |  | 32.5
Nov. 13 | 53.9 |  | 29.1
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