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Transit Ridership

Excel

Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

Million unlinked passenger trips

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...

Amtrak Revenue Passenger-Miles and Load Factor

Excel

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

Millions of passenger-miles

Load Factor (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Percent

Load factor measures usage by capacity. It is calculated by dividing...

Amtrak Ridership

Excel

Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

Thousand passengers

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...

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

Excel

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

Billion RPM

Load Factor (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Load factor (percent)

Airline revenue passenger-miles (RPM) are a measure of intensity of use of the...

Average Domestic Air Fares

Excel

Quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted

Current Dollars

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...

End-User Prices

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

Index of Railroad Fuel Prices

Excel

Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

Index: July 15, 1990 = 100

Fuel prices affect the prices charged to rail customers, as well as rail company profitability. This data series represents the average monthly price for fuels purchased by freight...

Domestic Airline Jet Fuel Prices

Excel

Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

Dollars per gallon

Jet fuel prices reported to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) differ from producer prices. Reports to BTS show the cost per gallon of fuel used by an airline during the month rather...

Motor Fuel Prices: Retail Diesel Prices

Excel

Weekly data, not seasonally adjusted

Dollars per gallon, including all taxes

Diesel prices are an important cost component of freight trucking transportation. Changes in diesel prices impact the behavior of producers and consumers, modal mix, and...

Motor Fuel Prices: Retail Gasoline Prices

Excel

Weekly data, not seasonally adjusted

Dollars per gallon, including all taxes

Gasoline prices are an important cost component of highway transportation. Changes in gasoline prices affect the demand for highway transportation, especially as can be seen in...