Article: BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS RELEASES THIRD-QUARTER 2006 AIR TRAVEL PRICE INDEX

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

The Air Travel Price Index (ATPI) for the third quarter of 2006 reached the highest third- quarter level recorded in the 11-year period measured by the index, 7.5 percent higher than the previous third quarter high in 2005 (Table 1), the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today.

BTS, a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, reported that the fare index rose 7.5 percent in the third quarter of 2006 from the third quarter of 2005 (Table 2), the biggest year-to-year rise since third quarter 2000 (1995 1st ...

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