Amtrak Ticket Prices and Yields
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
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 | Dec-12 | Dec-13 |
|---|---|---|
| Average Amtrak ticket prices (dollars) | 68.51 | 73.77 |
| Percent change from same month previous year | + 4.6% | + 7.7% |
| Amtrak ticket yield (cents per passenger-mile) | 30.9 | 33.1 |
| Percent change from same month previous year | + 4.5% | + 7.3% |
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 2014.