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Freight Usage

U.S. Air Carrier Cargo Revenue Ton-Miles Rail Freight Revenue Ton-Miles

Transit Ridership

Excel

Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

According to National Transportation Statistics, in 2011, 6% of workers used public transit as their principal means of getting to their place of work. A higher proportion of workers in urban areas use transit to get to...

Amtrak Revenue Passenger-Miles and Load Factor

Excel

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

Load Factor (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Load factor measures usage by capacity. It is calculated by dividing passenger-miles (the aggregation of trip lengths for...

Amtrak Ridership

Excel

Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) officially began service in May 1971. Amtrak serves more than 500 stations in 46 states and operates over a network of more than 21,000 route miles. Ridership is highly...

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

Excel

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...

U.S. Airline Passengers

Excel

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...

Passenger Usage

U.S. Airline Passengers U.S. Airline Revenue Passenger-Miles and Load Factor Amtrak Ridership Amtrak Revenue Passenger-Miles and Load Factor Transit Ridership

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.

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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...

End-User Prices

Average Domestic Air Fares Amtrak Ticket Prices and Yields Freight Rail Yields