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Table 1. 4th Quarter Average Fare 1995-2016, Adjusted for Inflation

Dataset Table:

Year Average Fare in constant 2016 dollars ($) Year-to-Year Percent Change in Average Fare (4Q to 4Q) (%) Cumulative Percent Change in Average Fare (4Q 1995 to 4Q of each year) (%)
1995 452
1996 424 -6.3 -6.3
1997 439 3.5 -3.0
1998 466 6.1 2.9
1999 456 -2.0 0.8
2000 472 3.4 4.3
2001 408 -13.4 -9.7
2002 412 0.8 -9.0
2003 413 0.3 -8.7
2004 376 -8.9 -16.8
2005 384 2.1 -15.1
2006 381 -0.8 -15.8
2007 380 -0.3 -16.1
2008 392 3.1 -13.5
2009 357 -8.7 -21.0
2010 369 3.4 -18.4
2011 393 6.5 -13.0
2012 392 -0.3 -13.3
2013 396 0.8 -12.6
2014 402 1.5 -11.2
2015 369 -8.1 -18.4
2016 347 -6.1 -23.4

Notes:

Percent change based on unrounded numbers

Source:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics, http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/airfares; and http://www.transtats.bts.gov/databases.asp?Mode_ID=1&Mode_Desc=Aviation&Subject_ID2=0