BTS | Table 3-2 Status of Transportation Sector Productivity Data

Table 3-2 Status of Transportation Sector Productivity Data

Data type	Source	Availability
Productivity data for the entire transportation sector, both for-hire and in-house components and for all modes		Not available
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)-based labor productivity	Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)	Available for air transportation, line-haul railroads, general freight trucking (long-distance); none for water transportation or transit
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)-based labor productivity	BLS	Available for local trucking, bus carriers, and petroleum pipelines for 1947–2000; BLS not planning on producing data beyond 2000
NAICS-based multifactor productivity	BLS	Available for air transportation for 1972–2001
SIC-based multifactor productivity	BLS	Available for railroads for 1972–1999
Multifactor productivity data for other modes	BTS	Trucking data under development