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Jet Fuel Prices Have Led Airfares by About Three Months

a16z NewsApril 2026
Jet Fuel Prices Have Led Airfares by About Three Months
Chart by a16z News. Source: a16z.news

Line chart illustrating the relationship between U.S. jet fuel prices (with a 3-month lead) and airline fare CPI year-over-year percentage changes from 1998 through 2024. It shows that fluctuations in jet fuel prices closely correspond to changes in airfares with roughly a three-month lag.

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