Figure 5-8 Revenue per unit of output for passenger and freight transportation modes: 1990-2013
Average Passenger Revenue per Passenger-Mile (Current ¢)
| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air carrier, domestic, scheduled service | 13.4 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 13.2 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.8 | 12.1 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 |
| Index (2000 = 100) | 92.3 | 90.9 | 88.6 | 94.7 | 90.5 | 93.0 | 94.8 | 96.0 | 96.9 | 95.9 | 100.0 | 90.9 | 82.1 | 86.9 | 83.8 | 84.5 | 90.1 | 89.9 | 95.0 | 83.1 | 89.1 | 95.6 | 95.0 | 97.4 |
| Commuter rail | 13.4 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 13.7 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 16.2 | 16.6 | 18.2 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 20.7 | 21.5 | 22.9 | 22.9 |
| Index (2000 = 100) | 92.0 | 89.2 | 90.6 | 98.1 | 92.6 | 89.4 | 93.8 | 100.2 | 98.6 | 102.1 | 100.0 | 103.1 | 104.2 | 111.0 | 113.6 | 124.7 | 122.8 | 121.5 | 134.0 | 133.6 | 141.4 | 146.8 | 156.9 | 156.4 |
| Intercity / Amtrak | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 16.6 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 18.4 | 23.2 | 24.9 | 26.8 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 27.2 | 29.7 | 30.7 | 31.8 | 30.8 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 33.9 | 35.4 |
| Index (2000 = 100) | 60.8 | 60.9 | 60.5 | 60.4 | 59.0 | 62.7 | 71.4 | 74.5 | 75.3 | 79.2 | 100.0 | 107.2 | 115.6 | 107.7 | 111.9 | 116.9 | 127.8 | 132.1 | 136.9 | 132.5 | 133.5 | 142.1 | 145.9 | 152.6 |
| Consumer Price Index (2000 = 100) | 75.9 | 79.1 | 81.5 | 83.9 | 86.1 | 88.5 | 91.1 | 93.2 | 94.7 | 96.7 | 100.0 | 102.8 | 104.5 | 106.9 | 109.7 | 113.4 | 117.1 | 120.4 | 125.0 | 124.6 | 126.6 | 130.6 | 133.3 | 135.3 |
SOURCES: Air carrier, domestic, scheduled service (passenger): 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-1.2, available at http://www.transtats.bts.gov/databases.asp?Mode_ID=1&Mode_Desc=Aviation&Subject_ID2=0 as of Aug. 31, 2015. Commuter rail: 1990-2001: American Public Transportation Association, 2011 Public Transportation Fact Book (Washington, DC: 2011), tables 2 and 42 (passenger fares / passenger miles). 2002-13: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database, Data Tables 19 and 26 (Washington, D.C.: Annual reports), available at http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/data.htm as of Aug. 31, 2015. Intercity / Amtrak: 1990-2002: National Passenger Rail Corporation (Amtrak), Amtrak Annual Report, Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual Issues) (transportation revenues / passenger-miles). 2003-13: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), p. 77 and similar pages in previous editions (passenger revenue/revenue passenger miles). Consumer Price Index: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index-Urban, U.S. All Items Indexes, available at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ as of Aug. 31, 2015. Air carrier, domestic, scheduled service (freight): U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TranStats Database, T-1, Schedule P-11, and Schedule P-12 data, available at http:// www.transtats.bts.gov/ as of Sep. 1, 2015, special tabulation. Truck: 1990-2003: Eno Transportation Foundation, Inc., Transportation in America (Wash- ington, DC: 2007), p. 46. 2004-07: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 Transportation Annual Survey (Washington, DC: January 2011), table 2.1, available at http://www.census.gov/services/ as of Aug. 9, 2011, special tabulation. Class I rail: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), p. 34 and similar pages in previous editions. Producer Price Index: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Producer Price Index-Commodities, available at http://www.bls.gov/ppi/ as of Sept. 1, 2015.