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Table 3-17: Average Freight Revenue Per Ton-mile
(Current ¢)
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| Air carrier, domestic, scheduled service |
22.8 |
20.5 |
21.9 |
28.2 |
46.3 |
48.8 |
64.6 |
64.8 |
64.1 |
71.4 |
72.2 |
76.5 |
81.5 |
79.8 |
82.7 |
80.9 |
78.0 |
80.4 |
60.8 |
53.2 |
59.4 |
76.2 |
82.2 |
| Index (1990 = 100) |
35 |
32 |
34 |
44 |
72 |
75 |
100 |
100 |
99 |
110 |
112 |
118 |
126 |
123 |
128 |
125 |
121 |
124 |
94 |
82 |
92 |
118 |
127 |
| Trucka |
6.3 |
6.5 |
8.5 |
11.6 |
18.0 |
22.9 |
24.4 |
24.8 |
23.1 |
25.0 |
25.0 |
25.1 |
26.0 |
26.1 |
26.2 |
26.2 |
27.0 |
26.6 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
| Index (1990 = 100) |
26 |
26 |
35 |
48 |
74 |
94 |
100 |
102 |
95 |
102 |
103 |
103 |
107 |
107 |
107 |
107 |
111 |
109 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
| Class I rail |
1.40 |
1.27 |
1.43 |
2.04 |
2.87 |
3.04 |
2.66 |
2.59 |
2.58 |
2.52 |
2.49 |
2.40 |
2.35 |
2.40 |
2.34 |
2.28 |
2.26 |
2.24 |
2.26 |
2.28 |
2.35 |
2.62 |
2.84 |
| Index (1990 = 100) |
53 |
48 |
54 |
77 |
108 |
114 |
100 |
97 |
97 |
95 |
94 |
90 |
88 |
90 |
88 |
86 |
85 |
84 |
85 |
86 |
88 |
99 |
107 |
| Barge |
N |
0.35 |
0.30 |
0.52 |
0.77 |
0.80 |
0.76 |
0.78 |
0.76 |
0.76 |
0.74 |
0.73 |
0.73 |
0.74 |
0.74 |
0.74 |
0.73 |
0.72 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
| Index (1990 = 100) |
N |
46 |
40 |
68 |
102 |
106 |
100 |
103 |
100 |
100 |
97 |
97 |
96 |
97 |
98 |
98 |
97 |
95 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
| Oil pipeline |
0.32 |
0.28 |
0.27 |
0.37 |
c1.33 |
1.57 |
1.46 |
1.40 |
1.45 |
1.43 |
1.47 |
1.51 |
1.40 |
1.40 |
1.38 |
1.46 |
1.45 |
1.47 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
| Index (1990 = 100) |
22 |
19 |
19 |
25 |
91 |
107 |
100 |
96 |
100 |
98 |
101 |
104 |
96 |
96 |
95 |
100 |
100 |
101 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
| Producer Price Index (1982 = 100)b |
33 |
34 |
39 |
58 |
88 |
105 |
119 |
122 |
123 |
125 |
126 |
128 |
131 |
132 |
131 |
133 |
138 |
141 |
139 |
143 |
149 |
156 |
160 |
KEY: U = data are not available.
a General freight common carriers, most of which are LTL (less-than-truckload) carriers.
b Total finished goods.
c Reflects entrance of Alaska pipeline moving crude petroleum to U.S. refineries between 1975 and 1980.
SOURCES
Air carrier, domestic, scheduled service:
1960: Civil Aeronautics Board, Handbook of Airline Statistics, 1969 (Washington, DC: 1970), part III, tables 2 and 13.
1965-70: Ibid., Handbook of Airline Statistics, 1973 (Washington, DC: 1974), part III, tables 2 and 13.
1975-80: Ibid., Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: 1976, 1981), pp. 4 and 14 (December 1976) and pp. 2 and 3 (December 1981).
1985-2006: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Air Carrier Financial Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December issues) (freight operating revenues).
Ibid., Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December issues) (freight revenue ton-miles).
Truck, barge, and oil pipeline:
1960-2001: Eno Transportation Foundation, Inc., Transportation in America, 2002 (Washington, DC: 2002), p. 47.
Class I rail:
1960-2005: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts 2006 (Washington, DC: 2006), p. 30.
Producer Price Index:
1960-2006: Council of Economic Advisors, Economic Report of the President, 2007 (Washington, DC: 2007), table B-65.
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