TABLE 6-9 Comparison of Airfare Indexes: 1995-2003
TABLE 6-9 Comparison of Airfare Indexes: 1995-2003
Not seasonally adjusted, domestic carriers only
Q1: 1995 = 100.0
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| Quarter | BLS Airline Fare CPI (Quarterly average) | Air Travel Price Index (All origins) | Air Travel Price Index (U.S origin only) | Air Travel Price Index (Foreign origin only) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95Q1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 95Q2 | 106.1 | 101.9 | 101.1 | 106.7 |
| 95Q3 | 105.7 | 102.3 | 100.4 | 113.6 |
| 95Q4 | 102.6 | 98.6 | 99.0 | 97.6 |
| 96Q1 | 101.1 | 98.4 | 98.7 | 97.3 |
| 96Q2 | 103.6 | 97.8 | 97.8 | 98.4 |
| 96Q3 | 105.5 | 99.3 | 98.4 | 105.6 |
| 96Q4 | 110.1 | 98.2 | 99.3 | 93.4 |
| 97Q1 | 107.9 | 100.5 | 102.0 | 93.3 |
| 97Q2 | 110.1 | 101.9 | 103.5 | 94.4 |
| 97Q3 | 108.4 | 101.9 | 102.2 | 101.9 |
| 97Q4 | 108.8 | 105.2 | 107.8 | 91.8 |
| 98Q1 | 112.4 | 101.4 | 104.6 | 84.5 |
| 98Q2 | 112.1 | 97.5 | 100.0 | 85.2 |
| 98Q3 | 113.1 | 97.3 | 99.5 | 86.3 |
| 98Q4 | 110.8 | 96.2 | 99.1 | 81.1 |
| 99Q1 | 116.3 | 98.9 | 102.2 | 81.6 |
| 99Q2 | 119.4 | 98.7 | 102.1 | 80.7 |
| 99Q3 | 119.1 | 98.4 | 100.4 | 88.0 |
| 99Q4 | 123.1 | 98.8 | 101.7 | 83.6 |
| 00Q1 | 126.1 | 102.5 | 106.1 | 83.0 |
| 00Q2 | 132.1 | 104.6 | 108.2 | 85.1 |
| 00Q3 | 135.1 | 106.4 | 109.0 | 92.8 |
| 00Q4 | 129.7 | 107.3 | 111.6 | 84.4 |
| 01Q1 | 131.0 | 111.8 | 116.9 | 84.2 |
| 01Q2 | 131.5 | 107.4 | 111.8 | 83.8 |
| 01Q3 | 133.9 | 103.5 | 106.0 | 89.7 |
| 01Q4 | 126.6 | 99.1 | 102.9 | 78.1 |
| 02Q1 | 126.5 | 103.8 | 108.2 | 78.8 |
| 02Q2 | 129.8 | 102.6 | 106.4 | 80.9 |
| 02Q3 | 127.4 | 101.2 | 103.4 | 90.0 |
| 02Q4 | 122.0 | 101.1 | 104.7 | 81.2 |
| 03Q1 | 123.0 | 104.1 | 108.0 | 82.5 |
| 03Q2 | 127.8 | 102.5 | 105.8 | 84.7 |
| 03Q3 | 129.8 | 103.3 | 105.5 | 93.2 |
| 03Q4 | 124.5 | 103.2 | 106.3 | 87.5 |
NOTE: These data have been developed for research purposes only and are not official Bureau of Transportation Statistics data. Air Travel Price Index values are computed using the Fisher Index formula, which differs from the formulas used to compute the Bureau of Labor Statistics Airline Fare Consumer Price Index.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), calculations based on data from BTS's quarterly Passenger Origin and Destination Survey, October 2003 and June 2004; and USDOL, BLS, Airline Fare Consumer Price Index, available at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/home.htm#data, as of March 2003 and June 2004.