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Table 4. Unadjusted 2nd Quarter Average Fares, 1995-2017, 2Q 2017

Dataset Table:

Year Average Fare in current dollars ($) Year-to-Year Percent Change in Average Fare (2Q to 2Q) (%) Cumulative Percent Change in Average Fare (2Q 1995 to 2Q of each year) (%) Inflation Rate from 1995 (Jun 1995 to Jun of each year)*
1995 297 N/A N/A N/A
1996 276 -7.1 -7.1 2.8
1997 289 5.0 -2.5 5.3
1998 301 4.0 1.4 6.9
1999 329 9.4 11.0 9.2
2000 339 3.0 14.3 12.8
2001 329 -3.1 10.7 16.6
2002 318 -3.3 7.1 18.2
2003 315 -1.1 6.0 20.7
2004 309 -1.6 4.3 24.1
2005 307 -0.9 3.3 27.8
2006 342 11.4 15.1 32.9
2007 325 -4.7 9.6 36.4
2008 347 6.6 16.9 42.4
2009 302 -13.0 1.7 40.8
2010 341 12.9 14.8 43.3
2011 370 8.5 24.6 48.2
2012 385 4.1 29.6 51.0
2013 378 -1.7 27.4 53.1
2014 396 4.7 33.3 56.2
2015 386 -2.5 30.0 56.2
2016 353 -8.7 18.8 57.8
2017 356 1.0 19.9 60.8

Notes:

Percent change based on unrounded numbers
* Rate calculated using Bureau of Labor Statistics General Consumer Price Index

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