Table 3-16: Average Passenger Revenue per Passenger-Mile (Current cent)
Table 3-16: Average Passenger Revenue per Passenger-Mile (Current cent)
| 1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air carrier, domestic, scheduled service | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.6 |
| Index (1980 = 100) | 53 | 53 | 52 | 67 | 100 | 106 | 117 | 115 | 112 | 119 | 114 | 117 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 121 | 127 |
| Class I bus, intercitya | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 9.9 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.8 | U |
| Index (1990 = 100) | 23 | 25 | 31 | 42 | 63 | 86 | 100 | 104 | 102 | 104 | 101 | 106 | 106 | 109 | 110 | 110 | U |
| Commuter rail | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 12.1 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 13.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 15.0 | U |
| Index (1990 = 100) | 22 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 50 | 90 | 100 | 97 | 99 | 107 | 101 | 97 | 102 | 109 | 109 | 111 | U |
| Intercity / Amtrakb | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 11.3 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 16.6 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 18.4 | U |
| Index (1990 = 100) | 21 | 22 | 28 | 40 | 58 | 80 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 103 | 118 | 123 | 124 | 130 | U |
| Consumer Price Index (1982-84 = 100) | 30 | 32 | 39 | 54 | 82 | 108 | 131 | 136 | 140 | 145 | 148 | 152 | 157 | 161 | c 163 | d 167 | 172 |
KEY: U = data are not available.
a Regular route intercity service.
b Amtrak began operations in 1971.
c Beginning in 1998, data reflect changes in series composition and renaming.
d Beginning in 1999, data reflect changes in the formula used for calculating the basic components of the Consumer Price Index.
SOURCES
Air carrier, domestic, scheduled service:
1960: Civil Aeronautics Board, Handbook of Airline Statistics, 1969 (Washington, DC: February 1970), part III, table 2 (passenger-miles); part IV, table 2 (passenger revenues).
1965-70: Ibid., Handbook of Airline Statistics, 1973 (Washington, DC: March 1974), part III, table 2 (passenger-miles); part IV, table 2 (passenger revenues).
1975-80: Ibid., Air Carrier Financial Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December issues), p. 2, line 3.
Ibid., Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December issues), p. 4, line 9.
1985-2000: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Air Carrier Financial Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December issues), p. 1, line 3.
Ibid., Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December issues), p. 2, line 9 (total passenger operating revenues / total revenue passenger-miles).
Intercity class I bus and commuter rail:
1960-99: Eno Transportation Foundation, Inc., Transportation in America, 2000 (Washington, DC: 2001), p. 18.
Intercity / Amtrak:
1960-70: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual issues).
1975-80: Eno Transportation Foundation, Inc., Transportation in America, 1994 (Lansdowne, VA: 1994), p. 50.
1985-99: Amtrak. Amtrak Annual Report, Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual issues) (transportation revenues / passenger-miles).
Consumer Price Index:
1960-2001: Council of Economic Advisors, Economic Report of the President, 2002 (Washington, DC: 2002), table B-60.