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TABLE H-3 Quarterly Indices of Seasonal Variations in Freight Rates of Suezmax Tankers Trading from the Arabian Gulf to Rotterdam, 1976-1995
Quarter
Period
Number of Years
I
II
III
IV
Average for Year
Maximum Spread between High and Low Indices
1976-1994
19
92.54
96.07
103.81
107.58
100.00
15.04
1976-1989
14
77.02
95.70
109.35
117.93
100.00
40.91
1992-1994
3
103.26
91.71
95.11
109.92
100.00
18.21
TABLE H-4 Quarterly Indices of Seasonal Variations in Freight Rates of Aframax Tankers Trading from North Africa to Rotterdam, 1976-1995
Quarter
Period
Number of Years
I
II
III
IV
Average for Year
Maximum Spread between High and Low Indices
1976-1995
20
95.63
94.86
94.93
114.59
100.00
19.73
1976-1989
14
85.98
91.05
98.18
124.79
100.00
38.81
1992-1995
4
98.46
99.23
94.24
108.07
100.00
13.83
TABLE H-5 Quarterly Indices of Seasonal Variations in Freight Rates of Product Tankers Trading from the Caribbean to the U.S. East Coast, 1976-1995
