Personal Spending on Transportation
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Personal Spending on Transportation
Quarterly data, seasonally adjusted annual rate
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Personal spending on transportation measures consumption of transportation by households. It is also a component of gross domestic product. The historic series is a signal of long-term structural changes.
| Personal Spending on Transportation | 2009 Q3 | 2009 Q4 |
|---|---|---|
| Spending on Motor Vehicles and Parts (billions of chained 2005 dollars) | 335.2 | 316.3 |
| Percent change from previous quarter | 9.47 | -5.64 |
| Spending on Transportation Services (billions of chained 2005 dollars) | 265.0 | 265.5 |
| Percent change from previous quarter | 0.95 | 0.19 |
| Spending on Gasoline and Oil (billions of chained 2005 dollars) | 292.7 | 291.0 |
| Percent change from previous quarter | -0.44 | -0.58 |
NOTE: The 2009 revision of the National Economic Accounts combined "Motor vehicle fuels, lubricants, and fluids" with "Fuel oil and other fuels." For the 2002-2006 period, the "Motor vehicle fuels, lubricants, and fluids" component accounted for 93% of the combined total.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts, available at http://www.bea.gov/ as of April 2010.