Amtrak Ticket Prices and Yields
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Average Amtrak ticket prices (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)
Amtrak ticket yield (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)
| Amtrak Ticket Prices and Yields | Aug-14 | Aug-15 |
|---|---|---|
| Average Amtrak ticket prices (dollars) | 67.55 | 66.85 |
| Percent change from same month previous year | - 1.2% | - 1.0% |
| Amtrak ticket yield (cents per passenger-mile) | 29.9 | 29.4 |
| Percent change from same month previous year | + 1.0% | - 1.6% |
NOTE: Amtrak ticket yield mesures ticket revenue per passenger mile. 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 2015.