Table 3-27a. Federal Transportation-Related Expenditures by Mode, Fiscal Year (Current $ millions)
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Table 3-27a. Federal Transportation-Related Expenditures by Mode, Fiscal Year (Current $ millions)
| 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | 3,762 | 4,947 | 7,305 | 8,282 | 9,313 | 10,049 | 10,146 | 10,389 | 10,135 |
| Highway | 11,706 | 15,031 | 15,452 | 15,860 | 16,773 | 18,081 | 20,053 | 20,082 | 20,634 |
| Transit | 3,307 | 3,427 | 3,832 | 3,917 | 3,675 | 3,517 | 3,770 | 4,474 | 4,375 |
| Rail | 2,170 | 1,057 | 534 | 779 | 900 | 811 | 832 | 1,034 | 995 |
| Water | 2,837 | 3,054 | 2,844 | 3,048 | 3,357 | 3,502 | 3,473 | 3,565 | 3,374 |
| Pipelinea | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 31 |
| General supportb | 177 | 182 | 190 | 270 | 289 | 333 | 387 | 369 | 332 |
| Total | 23,961 | 27,705 | 30,166 | 32,166 | 34,319 | 36,305 | 38,672 | 39,930 | 39,874 |
a Includes gas and liquid pipeline.
b General support represents administrative and operating expenditures of the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Interstate Commerce
Commission, and the National Transportation Safety Board.
NOTE: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCES:
1980: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transportation Receipts and Outlays in the Federal Budget,
Fiscal Years 1977-94 (Washington, DC: April 1997), table C-3.
1985-96: Ibid., Government Transportation Financial Statistics: Fiscal Years 1985-95, Internet site www.bts.gov, Appendix A, table A-4 and Appendix B, tables B-5 through B-12.