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Table 18-A Federal Transportation Expenditure by Mode

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Table 18-A Federal Transportation Expenditure by Mode

Thousand of Current Dollars

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  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 44,748,017 44,755,242 45,839,032 46,098,178 52,680,099 55,319,864 67,116,090 76,038,066 82,614,725 79,285,858 81,729,194 78,130,538 81,171,411 90,505,662 94,722,444
Highway 20,164,839 20,709,518 21,421,402 20,744,507 23,550,854 27,920,820 30,150,629 32,688,838 33,112,026 33,398,353 33,538,647 35,759,315 36,813,424 39,964,925 42,578,444
Transit 5,687,000 5,492,000 6,268,000 6,568,000 8,286,000 10,548,000 11,464,000 11,874,000 11,862,000 12,077,017 12,670,000 5,701,000 6,588,000 10,041,000 11,370,000
Railroads 1,044,000 1,024,000 1,162,000 1,099,000 452,000 778,000 753,000 1,324,000 1,242,000 1,533,000 1,472,000 1,548,000 1,528,000 1,543,000 1,908,000
Air 12,633,000 12,576,000 11,925,000 12,704,000 15,066,000 10,863,000 19,240,000 23,535,000 19,700,000 24,106,000 26,427,000 27,322,000 27,623,000 29,148,000 28,846,000
Water 4,418,639 4,204,205 4,330,028 4,344,964 4,651,390 4,502,224 4,626,732 4,466,690 5,900,000 6,858,125 6,410,842 6,602,667 7,314,000 8,458,000 8,553,000
Pipeline 26,000 34,000 35,000 38,000 42,000 55,000 44,000 53,000 69,000 73,000 82,000 91,000 89,000 92,000 99,000
General Support 774,539 715,518 697,602 599,707 631,854 652,820 837,729 2,096,538 10,729,699 1,240,363 1,128,705 1,106,555 1,215,987 1,258,737 1,368,000
Direct Expenditure 19,954,825 19,995,147 19,926,021 21,199,675 23,299,132 21,826,449 30,192,999 35,781,709 42,704,997 39,237,224 39,453,343 35,856,646 36,947,981 40,574,840 42,755,146
Highway 1,708,339 1,997,318 1,602,202 1,671,307 1,598,754 2,211,220 2,519,629 2,798,738 3,312,814 4,122,768 2,691,277 2,990,531 2,985,915 3,853,048 5,843,300
Transit 1,276,887 1,194,438 1,750,017 2,340,510 2,503,000 4,390,000 4,253,000 4,444,242 4,486,818 4,488,642 4,832,000 83,000 98,000 90,000 92,000
Railroads 1,023,000 1,001,000 1,125,000 1,064,000 414,000 765,000 722,000 1,281,000 1,220,000 1,513,000 1,437,000 1,528,000 1,523,000 1,527,000 1,880,000
Air 10,807,000 10,921,000 10,436,000 11,193,000 13,501,000 9,285,000 17,220,000 20,675,000 17,019,000 21,145,000 22,896,000 23,480,000 23,745,000 25,329,000 24,970,000
Water 4,356,639 4,149,205 4,299,028 4,312,964 4,630,390 4,493,224 4,625,732 4,466,690 5,900,000 6,858,125 6,410,842 6,602,667 7,314,000 8,456,000 8,547,000
Pipeline 14,421 22,667 22,172 24,188 26,133 37,185 24,909 31,500 48,667 54,327 57,519 65,893 66,079 61,055 54,846
General Support 768,539 709,518 691,602 593,707 625,854 644,820 827,729 2,084,538 10,717,699 1,055,363 1,128,705 1,106,555 1,215,987 1,258,737 1,368,000
Grants to State and Local Governments 24,793,192 24,760,095 25,913,011 24,898,503 29,380,967 33,493,415 36,923,091 40,256,358 39,909,728 40,048,633 42,275,851 42,273,891 44,223,430 49,930,822 51,967,297
Highway 18,456,500 18,712,200 19,819,200 19,073,200 21,952,100 25,709,600 27,631,000 29,890,100 29,799,212 29,275,585 30,847,370 32,768,784 33,827,509 36,111,877 36,735,144
Transit 4,410,113 4,297,562 4,517,983 4,227,490 5,783,000 6,158,000 7,211,000 7,429,758 7,375,182 7,588,375 7,838,000 5,618,000 6,490,000 9,951,000 11,278,000
Railroads 21,000 23,000 37,000 35,000 38,000 13,000 31,000 43,000 22,000 20,000 35,000 20,000 5,000 16,000 28,000
Air 1,826,000 1,655,000 1,489,000 1,511,000 1,565,000 1,578,000 2,020,000 2,860,000 2,681,000 2,961,000 3,531,000 3,842,000 3,878,000 3,819,000 3,876,000
Water 62,000 55,000 31,000 32,000 21,000 9,000 1,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,000 6,000
Pipeline 11,579 11,333 12,828 13,813 15,867 17,815 19,091 21,500 20,333 18,673 24,481 25,107 22,921 30,945 44,154
General Support 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 12,000 185,000 0 0 0 0 0

Note:
Federal expenditure includes direct federal spending, and grants to state and local governments.

Sources:
Executive Office of the President of the United States, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), "Budget of the United States Government: Appendix," Washington, D.C., annual issues, available at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/browse.html as of February 2012.

Executive Office of the President of the United States, Office of Management and Budget, "Budget of the United States Government: Analytical Perspective, Detailed Functional Tables, Washington, D.C., Annual issues, available at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/browse.html as of February 2012.

U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), "Highway Statistics," Washington, D.C., Annual issues, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.htm, as of February 2012.