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Table 3 Descriptive statistics for quarterly- transformed data

From: Estimating a global demand model for soybean traffic through the Panama Canal

Variable

Mean/ Standard Deviation

Highest/Lowest Value

Soybeanmt (MT)

3,074,706/ 2,934,225

11,806,474/ 437,729

Tollrate ($/ PC/UMS)

4.37/ 0.87

5.63/ 2.90

Soybeanbasis ($/bushel)

60.36/ 30.37

154.96/ 5.5

Gulfpnwspread ($/MT)

21.67/ 8.49

52.13/ 9.01

Spreadcargo (million bushels)

136,773/ 93,047

329,173/ 9667

Avgdollarindex

91.31/ 6.52

102.17/ 80.97

BDI

2297/ 2298

10.274/ 358

Bunkerhouston ($/ ton)

457.9/ 148.4

697.1/ 140.1

Brazileastasiamt (MT)

8,209,571/ 6,782,727

26,215,027/ 236,413

54 observations