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 Q2 | 2009 Q3 |
|---|---|---|
| Spending on Motor Vehicles and Parts (billions of chained 2005 dollars) | 306.2 | 335.1 |
| Percent change from previous quarter | -1.61 | 9.44 |
| Spending on Transportation Services (billions of chained 2005 dollars) | 262.5 | 265.1 |
| Percent change from previous quarter | 0.23 | 0.99 |
| Spending on Gasoline and Oil (billions of chained 2005 dollars) | 294.0 | 294.6 |
| Percent change from previous quarter | 0.27 | 0.20 |
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 total.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts, available at http://www.bls.gov/ as of December 2009.