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Travel Price Index -- August 2008
Industry
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August
2008
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Previous Month
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Previous Year
|
% Change Previous Month
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% Change Previous Year
|
% Change YTD
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RECREATION SERVICES
|
266.3
|
264.7
|
257.1
|
0.6
|
3.6
|
2.4
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FOOD AND BEVERAGE
|
219.9
|
219.1 |
210.5 |
0.3
|
4.5
|
4.2
|
Alcohol Away From Home
|
279.2 |
277.7 |
268.3 |
0.6 |
4.1
|
4.4
|
Food Away From Home
|
217.1
|
216.4 |
207.8
|
0.3
|
4.5 |
4.2
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OTHER LODGING (INCLUDE HOTEL/MOTEL)
|
312.9 |
321.9 |
316.2 |
-2.8
|
-1.0 |
1.6 |
TRANSPORTATION
|
314.1 |
330 |
243.6
|
-4.8
|
28.9 |
22.8
|
Airline Fares
|
308.3
|
311.2 |
255.1
|
-0.9 |
20.9
|
14.0
|
Intracity Public Transportation
|
241.4
|
240.7 |
231.2
|
0.3
|
4.4
|
3.4
|
Motor Fuel
|
323.8
|
349.7
|
238.2 |
-7.4
|
35.9
|
30.2 |
Other Intercity Transportation
|
165.3 |
164.9 |
158.6
|
0.3
|
4.2
|
1.5
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CPI-U
|
219.1
|
220.0 |
207.9
|
-0.4
|
5.4
|
4.6
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TPI
|
270.7
|
276.8 |
249.1 |
-2.2
|
8.7 |
7.9
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Base year for index: 1982-84=100
Source: Travel Industry Association and U.S. Department of Labor
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