U.S. Airline Passengers

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Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

In 2013, airlines based in the United States originated 741 million passengers. Eighty-seven percent of passengers had a destination in the United States, and 13 percent had an international destination. For international...

Figure 2. Unadjusted and Seasonally Adjusted Vehicle Miles Traveled in Peak Month (August) and in Lowest Month (February)

Note: August is the peak month prior to adjustment; February is the lowest month prior to adjustment

Source: Unadjusted vehicle miles traveled (VMT) from U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highways Administration; VMT seasonally adjusted by...

Figure 1. Vehicle Miles Traveled, 2010-2014

Source: Data provided by U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) to the U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Data collected by FHWA for their monthly Traffic Volume and Trends report: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/...

Table 4. Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), January 2000 - November 2014

Ranked by unadjusted VMT (millions)

Table 3. Model for Seasonally Adjusting Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)

Table 2. Holidays with Activity Affecting Months Other than Holiday Month

Table 1. Daily vehicle miles traveled per household, 2009

Freight Rail Yields

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Operating Yield (quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted)

For freight, revenue per ton-mile is a measure of operating yield. This is a way of showing the average price paid by freight rail users. Yields break down into costs (such as fuel and labor) and profits...

Amtrak Ticket Prices and Yields

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Average Amtrak ticket prices (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Amtrak ticket yield (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Ticket yield is a normalized measure of revenue, based on the amount of service provided.

Average Domestic Air Fares

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Quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted

The U.S. air transportation network connects commerce across the country and helps enable personal travel and the tourism industry. Ticket prices reflect costs such as labor, capital, and fuel prices, as well as market...