Table 3-6: National Transportation and Economic Trends
Table 3-6: National Transportation and Economic Trends
| 1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger-miles (billions) | 1,327 | 1,630 | 2,170 | 2,561 | 2,895 | 3,326 | 3,946 | 3,976 | 4,089 | 4,166 | 4,262 | 4,309 | 4,442 | 4,580 | 4,706 | 4,837 | 4,953 | 5,179 | (R) 5,182 | 5,259 | 5,435 | 5,505 | (R) 5,552 | 5,608 | 5,494 |
| Index (1980 = 100) | (R) 46 | (R) 56 | (R) 75 | (R) 88 | 100 | 115 | 136 | 137 | 141 | 144 | 147 | 149 | 153 | 158 | 163 | 167 | 171 | 179 | 179 | 182 | 188 | 190 | 192 | 194 | 190 |
| Ton-miles (billions) | U | U | U | U | 3,404 | 3,314 | 3,622 | 3,636 | 3,746 | 3,767 | 3,945 | 4,104 | 4,174 | 4,179 | 4,228 | 4,300 | 4,329 | 4,357 | 4,409 | 4,415 | 4,541 | (R) 4,570 | (R) 4,631 | 4,609 | U |
| Index (1980 = 100) | U | U | U | U | 100 | 97 | 106 | 107 | 110 | 111 | 116 | 121 | 123 | 123 | 124 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 130 | 130 | 133 | 134 | 136 | 135 | U |
| Populationa (millions) | 181 | 194 | 205 | 216 | 228 | 238 | 250 | 253 | 257 | 260 | 263 | 267 | (R) 270 | 273 | 276 | 279 | 282 | 285 | 288 | 291 | 293 | 296 | 299 | 302 | 304 |
| Index (1980 = 100) | 79 | 85 | 90 | 95 | 100 | 105 | 110 | 111 | 113 | 114 | 116 | 117 | (R) 118 | 120 | 121 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 134 |
| Industrial Production Indexb (2002=100) | 26 | 35 | 42 | 46 | 56 | 61 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 77 | 80 | 84 | 90 | 95 | 100 | 104 | 100 | 100 | 101 | 104 | 107 | 110 | 111 | 109 |
| Gross Domestic Product | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current $ (billions) | 526 | 719 | 1,039 | (R) 1,638 | (R) 2,788 | (R) 4,218 | (R) 5,801 | (R) 5,992 | (R) 6,342 | (R) 6,667 | (R) 7,085 | (R) 7,415 | (R) 7,839 | (R) 8,332 | (R) 8,794 | (R) 9,354 | (R) 9,952 | (R) 10,286 | (R) 10,642 | (R) 11,142 | (R) 11,868 | (R) 12,638 | (R) 13,399 | (R) 14,078 | (R) 14,441 |
| Index (1980 = 100) | 19 | 26 | 37 | 59 | 100 | 151 | 208 | 215 | 227 | 239 | (R) 254 | (R) 266 | (R) 281 | (R) 299 | (R) 315 | (R) 335 | (R) 357 | (R) 369 | (R) 382 | (R) 400 | (R) 426 | (R) 453 | (R) 481 | (R) 505 | (R) 518 |
| Chained (2005) $ (billions) | (R) 2,831 | (R) 3,610 | (R) 4,270 | (R) 4,880 | (R) 5,839 | (R) 6,849 | (R) 8,034 | (R) 8,015 | (R) 8,287 | (R) 8,523 | (R) 8,871 | (R) 9,094 | (R) 9,434 | (R) 9,854 | (R) 10,284 | (R) 10,780 | (R) 11,226 | (R) 11,347 | (R) 11,553 | (R) 11,841 | (R) 12,264 | (R) 12,638 | (R) 12,976 | (R) 13,254 | (R) 13,312 |
KEY: R = revised; U = data are unavailable.
a Annual estimates as of July 1 of each year. Data include Armed Forces abroad.
b Industrial Production Index covers manufacturing, mining, and utilities.
NOTES
Passenger miles is the summation of all modes from table 1-37 less transit motor bus.
Ton miles is the summation of all modes from table 1-46b.
SOURCES
Passenger-miles:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 1-37.
Ton-miles:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), National Transportation Statistics, table 1-46b.
Population:
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table 2, available at http://www.census.gov/ as of Feb. 09, 2010.
Industrial Production Index:
1960-75: Council of Economic Advisors, Economic Report of the President, Industrial Production Indexes, table B-52, available at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/eop/download.html as of Feb. 09, 2010.
1980-2008: The Federal Reserve System, Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization, Annual Revision Release (Washington DC: March 27, 2009), table 1A, available at http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/ as of Feb. 09, 2010.
Gross Domestic Product:
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Account Tables, tables 1.1.5 and 1.1.6, available at http://www.bea.gov/national/nipaweb/SelectTable.asp?Selected=N as of Feb. 09, 2010.