Article: SECOND-QUARTER 2006 AIR TRAVEL PRICE INDEX; AIR FARE INDEX REACHES HIGHEST LEVEL IN 11-YEAR MEASUREMENT; TOP INCREASE IN CINCINNATI, TOP DECREASE IN KAHULUI

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following press release:

The Air Travel Price Index (ATPI) rose in the second quarter of 2006 to the highest level recorded in the 11-year period measured by the index. the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. The second quarter level of 120.6 was 3.1 percent higher than the previous high of 116.9 in the first quarter of 2001.

BTS, a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, reported that the fare index rose 11.5 percent in the second quarter of 2006 from the second quarter of 2005, the biggest year-to-year rise since the start ...

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