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Table 1. 4th Quarter Average Fare 1995-2017, Adjusted for Inflation, 4Q 2017

Dataset Table:

Year 4Q Average Fare in constant 2017 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) (%) Percent Change in Average Fare to 4th Quarter 2017 (%)
1995 462 -24.8
1996 433 -6.3 -6.3 -19.8
1997 448 3.5 -3.0 -22.5
1998 476 6.1 2.9 -27.0
1999 466 -2.0 0.8 -25.5
2000 482 3.4 4.3 -27.9
2001 417 -13.4 -9.7 -16.7
2002 420 0.8 -9.0 -17.4
2003 422 0.3 -8.7 -17.7
2004 384 -8.9 -16.8 -9.6
2005 392 2.1 -15.1 -11.5
2006 389 -0.8 -15.8 -10.7
2007 388 -0.3 -16.1 -10.4
2008 400 3.1 -13.5 -13.1
2009 365 -8.7 -21.0 -4.8
2010 377 3.4 -18.4 -7.9
2011 402 6.5 -13.0 -13.6
2012 401 -0.3 -13.3 -13.3
2013 404 0.8 -12.6 -14.0
2014 410 1.5 -11.2 -15.3
2015 377 -8.1 -18.4 -7.8
2016 354 -6.1 -23.4 -1.9
2017 347 -1.9 -24.8 0.0

Notes:

Percent change based on unrounded numbers

Source:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics, https://www.bts.gov/explore-topics-and-geography/topics/air-fares