Freight Rail Yields
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Operating Yield (quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted)
| Freight Rail Operating Yields (Class I only) | 2014 Q3 | 2015 Q3 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Yield (cents per ton-mile) | 4.25 | 4.10 |
| Percent change from same quarter previous year | + 2.0% | - 3.5% |
NOTES: The operating yield measures the revenue from one ton of freight traveling one mile. It is calculated based on operating revenues per revenue ton-mile of freight for Class I railroads only. The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, calculations based upon Surface Transportation Board, Office of Economics, Environmental Analysis, and Administration, Quarterly Selected Earnings, available at http://www.stb.dot.gov/ as of December 2015.