Amtrak Ticket Prices and Yields
Wednesday, December 17, 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 | Sep-13 | Sep-14 |
|---|---|---|
| Average Amtrak ticket prices (dollars) | 70.08 | 70.68 |
| Percent change from same month previous year | + 6.8% | + 0.9% |
| Amtrak ticket yield (cents per passenger-mile) | 32.4 | 33.4 |
| Percent change from same month previous year | + 5.3% | + 3.1% |
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 2014.