Amtrak Ticket Prices and Yields
Tuesday, October 21, 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 | Aug-13 | Aug-14 |
|---|---|---|
| Average Amtrak ticket prices (dollars) | 68.38 | 67.55 |
| Percent change from same month previous year | + 6.6% | - 1.2% |
| Amtrak ticket yield (cents per passenger-mile) | 29.6 | 29.9 |
| Percent change from same month previous year | + 5.5% | + 1.0% |
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 October 2014.