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S®ction 6 <br />Airtares <br />Ten-year average fare trend <br />Exhibit 6.3 tracks the average domestic fares at Eugene Airport and Portland International Airport from <br />calendar year 1995 to nine months ended September 30, 2004. The graph in Exhibit 6.4 charts the <br />average domestic fares for the airports adjusted for inflation (1995 dollars). Both graphs are based on <br />U.S. DOT one-way average domestic fares. <br />Over the 10-year period, Eugene Airport's average domestic fares have been consistently higher than <br />those of Portland International Airport. The Eugene Airport domestic average fare trend has been <br />1 generally stable, staying between $160 and $170. Portland International Airport average domestic fares <br />have been much less stable. The lowest average domestic airfare of $128.53 was recorded for 1996 and <br />the highest average airfare of $150.91 was for 2000. Overall, average domestic fares over the 10-year <br />period for both airports increased by a compounded annual growth rate of 0.1 percent. <br />Exhibit 6.3 Ten-year average fare trend <br />$180.00 <br />a~ <br />m` $170.00 _ _ _._ _ <br />__ ___ <br />$160.00 --~.~. <br />m <br />m $150.00 __ _ _ <br />~ $140.00 - - <br />a~ <br />~ $130.00 _ <br />$120.00 <br />1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Jan-Sep <br />2004 <br />Calendar year <br />~~Eugene ~~Portland <br />Source: Data Base Products, Inc. <br />Adjusted for inflation, average domestic fares decreased over the 10-year period for both airports. Both <br />Eugene Airport's and Portland International Airport's average fare decreased at a compounded annual <br />rate of 1.9 percent. <br />Exhibit 6.4 Ten-year average fare trend (1995 dollars) <br />m $160.00 _~`_.__... ____ _ _ ----- <br />~ $150.00 <br />$140.00 <br />m <br />3 $130.00 <br />$120.00 <br />$110.00 <br />1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Jan-Sep <br />2004 <br />Calendar year <br />'~~Eugene ~~'Portland <br />Source: Data Base Products, Inc.; CPI calculator, http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl <br />EUGENF. <br />AIRPORT <br />Page 28 <br />