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Amtrak Ridership Increased 13.9 Percent in July
The Industry Performance Indicators, IPI, for July 2008 revealed that domestic air RPMs were down 4.4 percent and international air RPMs rose 4.5 percent. Hotel/motel room demand increased 0.6 percent and room revenue increased 3.1 percent from twelve months earlier. Airline employment was up 0.9 percent and lodging employment decreased 0.2 percent from July 2007. Amtrak ridership jumped 13.9 percent from the same month of 2007.
The IPI are a set of monthly measurements that provide a quick snapshot of recent trends in travel-related industry segments. Data are obtained from both the private sector and government sources. Please click here to access the current month's Indicators. TIA members can access the complete current and historical IPI database by clicking here.
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