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Amtrak Capacity Utilization

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Amtrak Capacity Utilization

Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

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Date Rail passenger load factor (percentage)
Jan-03 39.6
Feb-03 44.5
Mar-03 46.4
Apr-03 48.5
May-03 46.7
Jun-03 51.0
Jul-03 52.8
Aug-03 52.5
Sep-03 43.8
Oct-03 45.3
Nov-03 44.7
Dec-03 47.8
Jan-04 43.2
Feb-04 44.3
Mar-04 46.2
Apr-04 49.0
May-04 47.8
Jun-04 52.9
Jul-04 55.4
Aug-04 51.2
Sep-04 44.3
Oct-04 44.9
Nov-04 45.0
Dec-04 47.4
Jan-05 42.2
Feb-05 42.5
Mar-05 47.6
Apr-05 47.5
May-05 49.7
Jun-05 55.4
Jul-05 57.3
Aug-05 53.1
Sep-05 47.8
Oct-05 45.9
Nov-05 45.3
Dec-05 46.8
Jan-06 40.2
Feb-06 43.2
Mar-06 45.2
Apr-06 46.8
May-06 47.5
Jun-06 54.6
Jul-06 56.3
Aug-06 54.3
Sep-06 45.4
Oct-06 47.4
Nov-06 46.2
Dec-06 47.0
Jan-07 39.0
Feb-07 43.0
Mar-07 47.6
Apr-07 49.2
May-07 49.0
Jun-07 55.7
Jul-07 57.2
Aug-07 55.7
Sep-07 47.4
Oct-07 48.4
Nov-07 50.2
Dec-07 50.8
Jan-08 43.2
Feb-08 44.9
Mar-08 52.0
Apr-08 49.4
May-08 54.2
Jun-08 59.8
Jul-08 61.4
Aug-08 58.8
Sep-08 51.6
Oct-08 50.4
Nov-08 48.3
Dec-08 50.0
Jan-09 43.5
Feb-09 43.1
Mar-09 46.2

NOTES: 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 June 2009.