U.S. Airline Revenue Passenger-Miles and Load Factor

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Revenue Passenger-Miles (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Load Factor (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Airline revenue passenger-miles (RPM) are a measure of intensity of use of the air travel system. In 2013, the 741 million...

Figure 3. Unadjusted and Seasonally Adjusted Vehicle Miles Traveled, January 2000 - December 2014

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

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...