Table 3-1a: U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Attributed to For-Hire Transportation Services
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Table 3-1a: U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Attributed to For-Hire Transportation Services
(Current $ billions)
| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | R1997 | R1998 | 1999 | 2000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL U.S. GDP | 5,803.2 | 5,986.2 | 6,318.9 | 6,642.3 | 7,054.3 | 7,400.5 | 7,813.2 | 8,318.4 | 8,781.5 | 9,268.6 | 9,872.9 |
| For-Hire Transportation Services GDP | |||||||||||
| Trucking and warehousing | 69.4 | 70.9 | 74.5 | 79.2 | 86.4 | 89.0 | 92.1 | 99.4 | 114.1 | 122.0 | 126.0 |
| Air | 45.3 | 47.0 | 50.3 | 56.4 | 62.5 | 67.7 | 70.8 | 78.6 | 85.8 | 90.2 | 93.0 |
| Railroad | 19.8 | 22.0 | 21.6 | 22.0 | 23.3 | 23.6 | 23.4 | 23.0 | 24.3 | 23.2 | 22.9 |
| Transportation servicesa | 18.2 | 19.5 | 19.9 | 20.8 | 22.6 | 23.5 | 25.7 | 27.1 | 28.0 | 29.9 | 32.3 |
| Local and interurban passenger transit | 9.1 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 13.4 | 14.9 | 16.8 | 17.6 | 18.7 |
| Water | 10.0 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 14.8 |
| Pipelines, except natural gas | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
| Total | 177.4 | 186.1 | 193.4 | 206.0 | 223.2 | 233.4 | 243.4 | 261.8 | 288.7 | 302.7 | 313.9 |
| % of U.S. GDP | |||||||||||
| Trucking and warehousing | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Air | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Railroad | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Transportation servicesa | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Local and interurban passenger transit | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Water transportation | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Pipelines, except natural gas | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Total | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| % of for-hire transportation services GDP | |||||||||||
| Trucking and warehousing | 39.1 | 38.1 | 38.5 | 38.4 | 38.7 | 38.1 | 37.8 | 38.0 | 39.5 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Air | 25.5 | 25.3 | 26.0 | 27.4 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 29.1 | 30.0 | 29.7 | 29.8 | 29.6 |
| Railroad | 11.2 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 7.3 |
| Transportation servicesa | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.3 |
| Local and interurban passenger transit | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 |
| Water transportation | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| Pipelines, except natural gas | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
KEY: R = revised.
a Defined as services incidental to transportation such as forwarding and packing and arranging passenger travel and freight transportation.
NOTES: Data for 1997 and 1998 have been revised by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Percentages based on the revised estimates have been recalculated but may appear unchanged due to the number of significant digits shown.
Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCE: 1997-2000:U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Survey of Current Business, (Washington, DC, November 2001), table 1 and table 2, available on Internet site http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/ARTICLES/2001/11november/1101gdpxind.pdf.