Amtrak Ticket Prices and Yields
Friday, December 20, 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 | Oct-12 | Oct-13 |
|---|---|---|
| Average Amtrak ticket prices (dollars) | 65.98 | 69.62 |
| Percent change from same month previous year | + 3.2% | + 5.5% |
| Amtrak ticket yield (cents per passenger-mile) | 31.8 | 33.6 |
| Percent change from same month previous year | + 4.4% | + 6.0% |
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 December 2013.