Table 3-18: Average Passenger Fares (Current dollars)
| 1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air carrier, domestic, scheduled service | 33.01 | 34.13 | 40.65 | 53.64 | 84.60 | 92.53 | 107.96 | 106.82 | 103.97 | 110.30 | 103.71 | 107.14 | 110.79 | 114.18 | 114.45 | 115.09 | 121.29 | 111.60 | 101.68 | 106.77 | 105.14 | 106.48 | 114.39 | 114.10 | 120.57 | 105.41 | 113.66 | 122.82 | 122.49 | 126.87 | 124.54 |
| Class I bus, intercitya | 2.46 | 2.73 | 3.81 | 5.46 | 10.57 | 11.98 | 20.22 | 21.86 | 21.15 | 21.32 | 19.77 | 20.10 | 22.85 | 20.83 | 23.14 | 26.16 | 29.46 | 30.27 | 30.11 | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U |
| Transit, all modesb (unlinked) | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.53 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.77 | 0.85 | 0.88 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.96 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 1.26 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.17 | 1.22 | 1.30 | 1.33 | 1.40 | 1.43 |
| Commuter rail | 0.64 | 0.71 | 0.84 | 1.04 | 1.41 | 2.85 | 2.90 | 3.01 | 3.09 | 3.09 | 3.19 | 3.13 | 3.25 | 3.30 | 3.29 | 3.30 | 3.33 | 3.43 | 3.49 | 3.79 | 3.90 | 4.08 | 4.22 | 4.32 | 4.58 | 4.68 | 4.84 | 5.26 | 5.44 | 5.64 | 5.84 |
| Intercity rail / Amtrakc | 4.22 | 3.92 | 3.19 | 12.96 | 17.72 | 26.15 | 39.59 | 41.19 | 40.78 | 40.11 | 39.10 | 39.92 | 43.31 | 45.26 | 44.75 | 46.85 | 52.15 | 54.22 | 59.07 | 53.90 | 53.29 | 51.57 | 56.41 | 58.77 | 60.39 | 58.88 | 60.70 | 62.67 | 64.66 | (R) 68.22 | 70.78 |
KEY: R = revised; U = data are not available.
a Regular route Intercity service.
b Prior to 1984, excludes Commuter rail, automated guideway, urban ferryboat, demand responsive, and most rural and smaller systems.
c Amtrak began operations in 1971.
SOURCES
Air carrier, domestic, scheduled service:
1960: Civil Aeronautics Board, Handbook of Airline Statistics, 1969 (Washington, DC: February 1970), part III, table 2 (enplanements); part IV, table 2 (passenger revenue).
1965-70: Ibid. Handbook of Airline Statistics, 1973 (Washington, DC: March 1974), part III, table 2 (enplanements); part IV, table 2 (passenger revenue).
1975-80: Ibid. Air Carrier Financial Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December issues), p. 1, line 3; and Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December Issues), p. 2, line 16 (passenger revenue / revenue passenger enplanements).
1985: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Air Carrier Financial Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December Issues); and Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December Issues) (passenger revenue/revenue passenger enplanements).
1990-2014: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, TranStats Database, T1: U.S. Air Carrier Traffic and Capacity Summary by Service Class, available at http://www.transtats.bts.gov/DL_SelectFields.asp?Table_ID=264&DB_Short_Name=Air%20Carrier%20Summary as of Aug. 31, 2015, and Air Carrier Financial Reports, Schedule P-12, available at http://www.transtats.bts.gov/databases.asp?Mode_ID=1&Mode_Desc=Aviation&Subject_ID2=0 as of March 2016.
Class I bus, intercity:
1960-93: Interstate Commerce Commission, Transport Statistics in the United States, Motor Carriers (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), part 2.
1994-2002: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Selected Earnings Data, Class I Motor Carriers of Passengers (Washington, DC: Annual Issues) (operating revenue / revenue passengers).
Transit and commuter rail:
1960-2001: American Public Transportation Association, Public Transportation Fact Book Appendix A: Historical Tables (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table 43, and similar tables in earlier editions (passenger fares / passenger trips).
2002-14: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database, Data Tables (Washington, D.C.: Annual Reports), table 26, available at http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/data.htm as of July 22, 2016.
Intercity rail / Amtrak:
1960-70: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual Issues).
1975-80: National Passenger Rail Corporation (Amtrak), State and Local Affairs Department and Public Affairs Department, personal communication.
1985-96: National Passenger Rail Corporation (Amtrak), Amtrak Annual Report, Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual Issues) (transportation revenues / Amtrak system passenger trips).
1997-99: National Passenger Rail Corporation (Amtrak), Amtrak Annual Report (Washington, DC: Annual Issues) (ticket revenue per passenger mile multiplied by average trip length of passengers), p. 67, available at http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?c=Page&pagename=am%2FLayout&cid=1241245669222 as of Mar. 4, 2013.
2000-14: National Passenger Rail Corporation (Amtrak), News Release (ticket revenue divided by ridership), available at http://www.amtrak.com as of Dec. 2, 2015.