Amtrak Ticket Prices and Yields
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Average Amtrak ticket prices (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)
Amtrak ticket yield (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)
Ticket yield is a normalized measure of revenue, based on the amount of service provided.
| Amtrak Ticket Prices and Yields | Nov-11 | Nov-12 |
|---|---|---|
| Average Amtrak ticket prices (dollars) | 66.54 | 68.10 |
| Percent change from same month previous year | 5.1 | 2.3 |
| Amtrak ticket yield (cents per passenger-mile) | 31.70 | 32.60 |
| Percent change from same month previous year | 4.2 | 2.8 |
NOTE: The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.
SOURCE: National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), Monthly Performance Reports, available at http://www.amtrak.com/ as of February 2013.