Amtrak Ticket Prices and Yields
Monday, April 28, 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 | Feb-13 | Feb-14 |
|---|---|---|
| Average Amtrak ticket prices (dollars) | 63.71 | 70.29 |
| Percent change from same month previous year | + 6.7% | + 10.3% |
| Amtrak ticket yield (cents per passenger-mile) | 31.4 | 34.7 |
| Percent change from same month previous year | + 8.6% | + 10.4% |
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 April 2014.