Table 3-15b:  Average Passenger Fares (Chained 2000 $),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,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",138.96,138.27,138.65,135.45,123.18,112.42,117.94,119.18,114.14,113.74,112.60,114.73,124.53,121.38,119.86,120.39,121.27,121.07,123.03,122.32,124.41,(R) 125.93,(R) 125.62
"Class I bus, intercitya",17.71,18.57,20.46,18.70,22.63,16.36,23.31,24.08,22.93,23.87,22.16,23.22,25.91,23.51,24.79,27.36,29.46,29.31,28.26,U,U,U,U
"Transit, all modesb (unlinked)",1.02,1.01,0.92,0.97,0.75,0.84,0.86,0.87,0.85,0.88,0.96,0.97,0.94,0.89,0.91,0.91,0.93,0.89,(R) 0.85,0.86,0.85,(R) 0.84,0.87
Commuter railc,4.66,4.46,3.50,3.74,3.54,4.52,3.72,3.72,3.62,3.53,3.60,3.44,3.27,3.27,3.29,3.35,3.33,3.33,3.32,3.36,3.27,3.27,3.27
Intercity rail / Amtrakd,30.30,27.73,19.15,60.29,49.86,46.85,51.99,52.65,51.39,49.78,48.04,46.56,47.39,49.59,47.87,48.32,49.61,49.18,50.72,47.10,51.51,51.57,52.36
KEY: R = revised; U = data are not available.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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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 This category is now deflated using the mass transit deflator instead of the intercity rail deflator used in previous editions.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
d Amtrak began operations in 1971.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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NOTE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"This table is deflated using data from the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Acounts tables, Table 2.5.4 .  Lines 84, 83, 79, 79 and 82 are used respectively to delfate their corresponding rows.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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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: 2006), table 7 and table 51, 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).",,,,,,,,,