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.
| Transportation Employment | 2008 Q2 | 2008 Q3 |
|---|---|---|
| Spending on Motor Vehicles (billions of chained 2000 dollars) | 407.2 | 376.9 |
| Percent change from previous quarter | -5.35 | -7.44 |
| Spending on Transportation Services (billions of chained 2000 dollars) | 298.9 | 297.2 |
| Percent change from previous quarter | -0.76 | -0.57 |
| Spending on Gasoline and Oil (billions of chained 2000 dollars) | 179.1 | 173.3 |
| Percent change from previous quarter | -1.27 | -3.24 |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts, available at http://www.bls.gov/ as of January 2009.