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

Friday, January 6, 2012

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

(Chained 2000 $ 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 118,319 125,079 129,235 127,083 128,607 131,016 135,928 141,134 139,252 146,411 147,458 147,542 150,172 155,865 160,879 167,101 175,852
Capital 51,373 56,629 56,699 59,740 60,018 61,084 63,807 65,320 63,914 68,487 68,292 68,031 69,444 72,011 75,804 79,186 83,749
Federal 4,530 5,812 4,540 4,291 4,115 4,462 4,726 5,816 5,753 6,570 6,117 5,651 5,460 5,546 4,902 4,545 4,694
State and Local 47,194 51,031 52,353 55,585 56,010 56,790 59,345 59,992 58,587 62,348 62,836 62,737 64,405 66,958 70,985 74,705 79,121
Capital as Percent of Total 43.4% 45.3% 43.9% 47.0% 46.7% 46.6% 46.9% 46.3% 45.9% 46.8% 46.3% 46.1% 46.2% 46.2% 47.1% 47.4% 47.6%
Highway                                  
Total Expenditure 71,647 75,455 78,163 80,578 81,332 81,520 83,715 85,122 83,992 87,023 90,023 90,605 91,760 96,018 99,575 103,952 107,673
Capital 38,120 41,242 41,880 45,288 45,338 44,438 46,397 46,396 44,972 47,404 49,044 49,103 49,636 52,212 54,847 56,977 58,830
Federal 846 603 579 622 604 317 306 279 388 991 346 404 274 273 259 336 390
State and Local1 37,274 40,639 41,301 44,667 44,734 44,121 46,091 46,117 44,584 46,413 48,698 48,700 49,362 51,940 54,588 56,641 58,440
Capital as Percent of Total 53.2% 54.7% 53.6% 56.2% 55.7% 54.5% 55.4% 54.5% 53.5% 54.5% 54.5% 54.2% 54.1% 54.4% 55.1% 54.8% 54.6%
Transit                                  
Total Expenditure 25,109 26,326 27,899 23,585 23,862 25,024 26,200 27,496 25,516 29,305 29,714 29,285 29,301 30,174 30,281 32,384 32,722
Capital 5,917 5,748 6,004 5,593 5,991 7,036 7,074 7,132 6,308 8,151 8,552 8,401 8,209 8,288 7,876 9,728 8,308
Federal 21 12 7 13 12 3 3 14 13 9 2 3 5 1 1 N/A N/A
State and Local 5,917 5,748 6,004 5,593 5,991 7,036 7,074 7,132 6,308 8,151 8,552 8,397 8,204 8,287 7,875 9,728 8,308
Capital as Percent of Total 23.6% 21.8% 21.5% 23.7% 25.1% 28.1% 27.0% 25.9% 24.7% 27.8% 28.8% 28.7% 28.0% 27.5% 26.0% 30.0% 25.4%
Rail                                  
Total Expenditure 1,631 1,360 1,190 830 831 717 987 1,123 975 978 1,167 1,114 1,238 1,167 459 767 723
Federal Capital2 336 206 189 123 91 159 257 469 407 411 647 333 401 470 63 41 52
Capital as Percent of Total 20.6% 15.2% 15.9% 14.9% 10.9% 22.2% 26.0% 41.7% 41.8% 42.0% 55.4% 29.9% 32.4% 40.2% 13.7% 5.3% 7.2%
Air                                  
Total Expenditure 12,091 13,040 13,841 14,682 15,338 16,510 17,618 19,709 20,842 20,871 19,039 19,029 20,275 20,849 22,556 22,017 24,485
Capital 4,920 5,797 6,249 6,730 6,854 7,575 8,369 9,773 10,787 10,604 8,835 8,486 9,444 9,381 10,669 9,974 11,424
Federal 2,024 2,520 2,454 2,679 2,844 3,135 3,423 4,006 4,289 4,555 4,504 4,235 4,110 3,997 3,701 3,257 3,238
State and Local 2,896 3,277 3,795 4,052 4,010 4,440 4,946 5,767 6,499 6,049 4,332 4,251 5,334 5,384 6,967 6,717 8,186
Capital as Percent of Total 40.7% 44.5% 45.1% 45.8% 44.7% 45.9% 47.5% 49.6% 51.8% 50.8% 46.4% 44.6% 46.6% 45.0% 47.3% 45.3% 46.7%
Water                                  
Total Expenditure 7,829 8,893 8,136 7,397 7,224 7,211 7,373 7,644 7,887 8,189 7,462 7,474 7,565 7,620 7,972 7,946 10,219
Capital 2,417 3,842 2,565 2,129 1,835 2,035 1,967 2,020 1,847 2,328 1,860 2,040 2,154 2,130 2,412 2,507 5,186
Federal Capital3 1,309 2,475 1,313 855 560 842 733 1,044 651 593 606 651 649 783 858 888 999
State and Local Capital 1,108 1,367 1,252 1,274 1,275 1,194 1,235 976 1,196 1,735 1,254 1,389 1,505 1,347 1,555 1,618 4,187
Capital as Percent of Total 30.9% 43.2% 31.5% 28.8% 25.4% 28.2% 26.7% 26.4% 23.4% 28.4% 24.9% 27.3% 28.5% 28.0% 30.3% 31.5% 50.7%
Pipeline                                  
Total Expenditure 12 6 5 12 20 34 35 40 40 45 51 36 33 36 35 36 28
Federal Capital - - - 4 8 7 6 8 8 12 12 24 20 22 21 23 15
Capital as Percent of Total 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 30.4% 40.6% 19.7% 15.9% 20.1% 20.4% 27.7% 24.1% 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 data in this table are presented in chained 2000 dollars, while the data in the previous report were provided in chained 1996 dollars. Moreover, 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.

Chain-Type Price Index:
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts Tables (Washington D.C.), Table 3.9.4, available at: http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/, as of May 2004.