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Travel Statistics and Trends
Economic Research: Industry Performance Indicators
March 2008
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Measurement
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Month
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Value
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% Change Previous Month
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% Change Previous Year
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% Change YTD
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Air Traffic
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Domestic Air RPM (Millions)
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Mar 2008
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42492.9
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19.9
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-0.9
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-0.1
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International Air RPM (Millions)
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Mar 2008
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19511.8
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25.2
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6.9
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7.5
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Passenger Enplanements (Domestic) (Thousands)
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Mar 2008
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42269.0
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18.7
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-2.1
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-0.9
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Load Factor (Domestic) (Percent)
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Mar 2008
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83.2
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8.3
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0.8
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0.6
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Employment (Thousands)
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Mar 2008
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506.6
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0.2
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4.7
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4.3
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Rail Passenger Traffic
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Amtrak Ridership (Thousands)
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Mar 2008
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2423.5
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19.4
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11.5
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12.3
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Auto Travel
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Demand For Motor Gas
(Thousand Barrels Per Day)
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Mar 2008
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9179.0
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1.2
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0.1
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-0.1
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Gasoline Stations' Receipts (Millions $)
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Mar 2008
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40545.0
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1.1
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18.9
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21.4
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Hotel/Motel
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Room Demand (Millions)
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Mar 2008
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87.5
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17.4
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-2.5
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-0.6
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Occupancy Rate (Percent)
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Mar 2008
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62.6
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5.6
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-4.7
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-2.6
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Room Revenue (Millions $)
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Mar 2008
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9572.0
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18.5
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1.8
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4.1
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Employment (Thousands)
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Mar 2008
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1790.4
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1.0
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-0.6
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-0.2
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Restaurants
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Food Services & Drinking Places' Receipts (Millions $)
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Mar 2008
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38413.0
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0.3
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3.9
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4.5
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Employment (Thousands)
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Mar 2008
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9657.5
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1.4
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2.9
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2.9
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National Parks
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Overnight Stays (Thousands)
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Mar 2008
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631.0
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96.1
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6.6
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2.0
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Recreation Visits (Thousands)
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Mar 2008
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18446.3
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56.8
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-0.4
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-0.1
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Sources & Notes:
Air Traffic: Air Transport Association, Bureau of Labor Statistics, RPM= Revenue Passenger Miles, Employment excludes scenic and sightseeing air transportation and air courier services
Rail Passenger Traffic: Amtrak
Auto Travel: U.S. Bureau of Census, Department of Energy, Federal Highway Administration, Demand for Motor Gasoline is thousands of barrels per day
Hotel/Motel: Smith Travel Research, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room Demand is unadjusted room nights sold
Restaurants: U.S. Bureau of Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics
National Parks: National Park Service
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