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Table 19-A - Transportation Capital Expenditures by Mode: FY 1985-2001

Friday, January 6, 2012

Table 19-A - Transportation Capital Expenditures by Mode: FY 1985-2001

(Current $ millions)

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Mode 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
All Modes                                  
Total Expenditure 77,026 83,670 89,335 90,488 94,645 100,494 108,069 114,354 116,181 125,552 130,147 133,027 138,070 145,433 154,453 167,101 182,694
Capital 33,314 37,780 39,299 42,678 44,342 47,165 50,818 53,069 53,270 58,600 60,033 61,110 63,571 66,990 72,578 79,186 86,094
Federal 2,983 3,920 3,117 3,032 2,999 3,359 3,739 4,679 4,819 5,676 5,466 5,154 5,089 5,240 4,753 4,547 4,787
State and Local 30,553 33,999 36,312 39,735 41,414 43,931 47,287 48,773 48,799 53,290 55,156 56,281 58,875 62,226 67,909 74,705 81,378
Capital as Percent of Total 43.3% 45.2% 44.0% 47.2% 46.9% 46.9% 47.0% 46.4% 45.9% 46.7% 46.1% 45.9% 46.0% 46.1% 47.0% 47.4% 47.1%
Highway                                  
Total Expenditure 46,613 50,449 54,058 57,408 59,908 62,629 66,588 69,018 70,054 74,591 79,375 81,623 84,290 89,527 95,556 103,952 110,465
Capital 24,687 27,482 29,044 32,369 33,517 34,369 36,968 37,717 37,461 40,526 43,055 44,056 45,380 48,527 52,473 56,977 60,505
Federal 556 407 397 439 440 238 242 224 325 856 309 368 256 257 251 336 397
State and Local1 24,131 27,075 28,647 31,930 33,076 34,131 36,726 37,493 37,136 39,670 42,746 43,688 45,124 48,270 52,223 56,641 60,108
Capital as Percent of Total 53.0% 54.5% 53.7% 56.4% 55.9% 54.9% 55.5% 54.6% 53.5% 54.3% 54.2% 54.0% 53.8% 54.2% 54.9% 54.8% 54.8%
Transit                                  
Total Expenditure 16,308 17,578 19,315 16,818 17,588 19,251 20,848 22,313 21,272 25,087 26,161 26,343 26,873 28,103 29,022 32,384 33,590
Capital 3,844 3,838 4,169 4,007 4,439 5,445 5,638 5,809 5,265 6,974 7,509 7,536 7,504 7,702 7,534 9,728 8,545
Federal 14 8 5 9 9 2 2 11 11 8 2 3 5 1 1 N/A N/A
State and Local 3,830 3,830 4,165 3,998 4,430 5,443 5,636 5,798 5,254 6,966 7,507 7,533 7,499 7,701 7,533 9,728 8,545
Capital as Percent of Total 23.6% 21.8% 21.6% 23.8% 25.2% 28.3% 27.0% 26.0% 24.8% 27.8% 28.7% 28.6% 27.9% 27.4% 26.0% 30.0% 25.4%
Rail                                  
Total Expenditure 1,072 917 817 586 605 540 781 903 816 844 1,043 1,016 1,154 1,100 445 767 737
Federal Capital2 221 139 130 87 66 120 203 377 341 355 578 304 374 455 64 43 56
Capital as Percent of Total 20.6% 15.2% 15.9% 14.8% 10.9% 22.2% 26.0% 41.7% 41.8% 42.0% 55.4% 29.9% 32.4% 41.4% 14.4% 5.6% 7.6%
Air                                  
Total Expenditure 7,903 8,749 9,540 10,422 11,240 12,568 13,978 15,920 17,412 17,945 16,894 17,237 18,727 19,525 21,712 22,017 27,404
Capital 3,205 3,882 4,316 4,788 5,036 5,794 6,649 7,910 9,004 9,104 7,826 7,677 8,706 8,772 10,252 9,974 11,720
Federal 1,331 1,698 1,684 1,891 2,071 2,359 2,708 3,221 3,591 3,934 4,024 3,863 3,830 3,768 3,586 3,257 3,300
State and Local 1,875 2,183 2,632 2,896 2,965 3,434 3,941 4,689 5,413 5,170 3,802 3,814 4,876 5,004 6,666 6,717 8,420
Capital as Percent of Total 40.6% 44.4% 45.2% 45.9% 44.8% 46.1% 47.6% 49.7% 51.7% 50.7% 46.3% 44.5% 46.5% 44.9% 47.2% 45.3% 42.8%
Water                                  
Total Expenditure 5,124 5,974 5,601 5,245 5,289 5,480 5,847 6,167 6,593 7,046 6,628 6,775 6,996 7,144 7,684 7,946 10,469
Capital 1,578 2,579 1,769 1,514 1,350 1,557 1,563 1,633 1,541 1,995 1,642 1,840 1,981 1,990 2,318 2,507 5,325
Federal Capital3 861 1,668 901 604 407 633 579 839 545 513 542 594 605 738 831 888 1,018
State and Local Capital 717 911 869 911 943 924 984 794 996 1,483 1,101 1,246 1,376 1,252 1,487 1,618 4,306
Capital as Percent of Total 30.8% 43.2% 31.6% 28.9% 25.5% 28.4% 26.7% 26.5% 23.4% 28.3% 24.8% 27.2% 28.3% 27.9% 30.2% 31.5% 50.9%
Pipeline                                  
Total Expenditure 8 4 4 9 15 26 28 32 34 38 45 33 31 34 34 36 29
Federal Capital - - - 3 6 5 4 6 7 11 11 22 19 21 20 23 15
Capital as Percent of Total 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 30.2% 40.4% 19.4% 15.9% 20.0% 20.5% 27.9% 24.3% 66.7% 61.3% 61.8% 58.8% 63.9% 51.7%

KEY: "-" = Data not available, or no activity, or a value of zero.

NOTES:
Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.

The numbers for some modes in this table may be different from those in the earlier report, because of revisions made to the historical data series.

1/ State and local government capital outlays for parking are not inluded in 2001.

2/ Federal capital grants to Amtrak is not included for FY 1996-2001.

3/ Capital expenditures of the Panama Canal Commission is not included in 1994-95.

SOURCES:
Federal Highway:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, D.C.: Annual issues), Table HF-10A.

Federal Transit, Air, and Pipeline:
Executive Office of the President of the United States, Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the United States Government FY 2005 - Public Budget Database (Washington, D.C.), Outlays available at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/index.html, as of May 2004.

Federal Water:
________. Budget of the United States Government FY 2005 - Public Budget Database (Washington, D.C.), Outlays available at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/index.html, as of May 2004; and personal communications for USACE, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, and Pananama Canal Commission.

Federal Rail:
For 1995 and preceding years - personal communication.
After 1995: Executive Office of the President of the United States, Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the United States Government FY 2005 - Public Budget Database (Washington, D.C.), Outlays available at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/index.html, as of May 2004.

State and Local:
U.S. States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, State and Local Government Finances (Washington, D.C.), available at: ftp://ftp.census.gov/pub/outgoing/govs/, as of May 2004.