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 Q1 | 2009 Q2 |
|---|---|---|
| Spending on Motor Vehicles and Parts (billions of chained 2005 dollars) | 311.2 | 306.2 |
| Percent change from previous quarter | 1.63 | -1.61 |
| Spending on Transportation Services (billions of chained 2005 dollars) | 261.9 | 262.5 |
| Percent change from previous quarter | -1.80 | 0.23 |
| Spending on Gasoline and Oil (billions of chained 2005 dollars) | 293.2 | 294.0 |
| Percent change from previous quarter | 2.09 | 0.27 |
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 October 2009.