Methods Used in Computing Rail Freight-Rate Indexes for Farm Products

Robert Bacon Reese

ISBN 10: 1390539962 ISBN 13: 9781390539967

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Print on Demand. In this book, the author presents a remarkably detailed methodology for calculating rail freight-rate indexes for various agricultural commodities in the United States. The author accomplished this by examining rail traffic patterns, seasonality of traffic flow, and the impact of time on index series. The methods outlined offer a useful tool for researchers to study historical freight rates for rail-hauled grains, livestock, fresh produce, and more, and for policymakers to evaluate the impact of freight rates on the agricultural industry. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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Methods Used in Computing Rail Freight-Rate Indexes for Farm Products

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Forgotten Books

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2024

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English

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1390539962

ISBN 13

9781390539967

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Understand how rail freight-rate indexes are built and used to analyze farm costs.

This book describes the methods behind the final rail freight-rate index numbers for key farm commodities. It explains how the Bureau of Agricultural Economics constructs these annual measures and how researchers can use them to study changes in rail rates and their effects on farm products.

Learn how the indexes are calculated as weighted averages of annual rates for representative traffic patterns
See the base period used (1947–49) and how weights are derived to reflect shipment volumes
Compare the Bureau of Agricultural Economics index series with the Interstate Commerce Commission indexes
Understand time lags, seasonality, and the shift from crop-year to calendar-year reporting

Ideal for readers working in transportation research and agricultural economics, or anyone evaluating the utility of freight-rate tools for problem-specific studies.

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