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Table 3-15a: Average Passenger Fares

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	1960	1965	1970	1975	1980	1985	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Air carrier, domestic, scheduled service	33.01	34.13	40.65	53.64	84.60	92.53	107.86	106.78	103.60	109.80	103.21	106.66	110.37	114.10	114.34	114.98	121.27	111.60	101.94	103.75	103.59	(R) 106.27	113.25
Class I bus, intercity^a	2.46	2.73	3.81	5.46	10.57	11.98	20.22	21.86	21.15	21.32	19.77	20.10	22.85	20.83	23.14	26.16	29.46	30.27	30.11	U	U	U	U
Transit, all modes^b (unlinked)	0.14	0.16	0.22	0.27	0.30	0.53	0.67	0.70	0.72	0.77	0.85	0.88	0.93	0.90	0.91	0.90	0.93	0.92	0.89	0.97	1.02	1.02	U
Commuter rail	0.64	0.71	0.84	1.04	1.41	2.85	2.90	3.01	3.09	3.09	3.19	3.13	3.25	3.30	3.29	3.30	3.32	3.44	3.49	3.79	3.90	4.08	U
Intercity rail / Amtrak^c	4.22	3.92	3.19	12.96	17.72	26.15	39.59	41.19	40.78	40.11	39.10	39.92	43.31	45.26	44.75	46.85	49.61	51.58	55.15	50.68	50.71	51.17	56.45

KEY: R = revised; U = data are not available.

^a Regular route intercity service.

^b Prior to 1984, excludes commuter railroad, automated guideway, urban ferryboat, demand responsive, and most rural and smaller systems.

^c Amtrak began operations in 1971.

SOURCES

Air carrier, domestic, scheduled service:

1960: Civil Aeronautics Board, Handbook of Airline Statistics, 1969 (Washington, DC: February 1970), part III, table 2 (enplanements); part IV, table 2 (passenger revenue).

1965-70: Ibid. Handbook of Airline Statistics, 1973 (Washington, DC: March 1974), part III, table 2 (enplanements); part IV, table 2 (passenger revenue).

1975-80: Ibid. Air Carrier Financial Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December issues), p. 1, line 3; and Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December issues), p. 2, line 16 (passenger revenue / revenue passenger enplanements).

1985-2006: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Air Carrier Financial Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December issues); and Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December issues) (passenger revenue / revenue passenger enplanements).

Class I bus, intercity:

1960-93: Interstate Commerce Commission, Transport Statistics in the United States, Motor Carriers (Washington, DC: Annual issues), part 2.

1994-2002: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Selected Earnings Data, Class I Motor Carriers of Passengers (Washington, DC: Annual issues) (operating revenue / revenue passengers).

Transit and commuter rail:

1960-2005: American Public Transportation Association, Public Transportation Fact Book 2006 (Washington, DC: 2007), table 6 and table 50, and similar tables in earlier editions (passenger fares / passenger trips).

Intercity rail / Amtrak:

1960-70: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual issues).

1975-80: Amtrak, State and Local Affairs Department and Public Affairs Department, personal communication.

1985: Amtrak, Amtrak Annual Report, Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual issues) (transportation revenues / Amtrak system passenger trips).

1990-2002: Amtrak, Amtrak Annual Report, Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual issues) (ticket revenue per passenger mile x average trip length of passengers).

2003-06: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual issues).