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Table 3-10: National Transportation and Economic Trends

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Table 3-10: National Transportation and Economic Trends

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  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 (R) 2009 2010
Passenger-miles (billions) 1,324 1,626 2,161 2,533 2,867 3,312 3,933 3,964 4,078 4,155 4,252 4,298 4,430 4,567 4,692 4,822 (R)5,097 5,107 5,205 5,278 5,458 5,517 5,577 5,625 5,521 4,831 4,847
Index (1980 = 100) 46 57 75 88 100 116 137 138 142 145 148 150 155 159 164 168 178 178 182 184 190 192 195 196 193 169 169
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 4,570 4,631 (R) 4,696 4,647 4,302 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 (R) 138 137 126 U
Populationa (millions) 181 194 205 216 228 238 250 253 257 260 263 267 270 273 276 279 282 285 288 (R) 290 293 296 (R) 298 (R) 301 (R) 304 307 309
Index (1980 = 100) 79 85 90 95 100 105 110 111 113 114 116 117 118 120 121 123 124 125 (R) 126 (R) 127 129 130 131 (R) 132 134 135 136
Industrial Production Indexb (1980=100) 46 63 74 81 100 97 (R) 111 109 112 (R) 116 (R) 122 (R) 128 133 (R) 143 151 (R) 158 164 158 (R) 159 (R) 161 164 (R) 170 173 178 171 152 160
Gross Domestic Product                                                      
Current $ (billions) 526 719 1,038 1,638 2,788 4,218 5,801 5,992 6,342 6,667 7,085 7,415 7,839 8,332 8,794 9,354 9,952 10,286 10,642 11,142 11,853 12,623 13,377 14,029 14,292 13,974 14,499
Index (1980 = 100) 19 26 37 59 100 151 208 215 227 239 254 266 281 299 315 335 357 369 382 400 425 453 480 503 513 501 520
Chained (2005) $ (billions) 2,829 3,607 4,266 4,875 5,834 6,843 8,027 8,008 8,280 8,516 8,863 9,086 9,426 9,846 10,275 10,771 11,216 11,338 11,543 11,836 12,247 12,623 12,959 13,206 13,162 12,758 13,063
Index (1980 = 100) 48 62 73 84 100 117 138 137 142 146 152 156 162 169 176 185 192 194 198 203 210 216 222 226 226 219 224


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. To make it comparable with other data, Industrial Production Index is re-based to the year 1980.

NOTES

Passenger miles is the summation of all modes from table 1-40 less transit motor bus and demand responsive.

Ton-miles is the summation of all modes from table 1-50.

SOURCES

Passenger-miles:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 1-40, available at http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/ as of Aug. 22, 2011.

Ton-miles:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), National Transportation Statistics, table 1-50, available at http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/ as of Aug. 22, 2011.

Population:

1960-99: 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 Aug. 4, 2011.

2000-10: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Population Estimates, available at http://www.census.gov/popest/data/intercensal/national/nat2010.html as of Nov. 27, 2012.

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.

1980-2009: The Federal Reserve System, Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization, Annual Revision Release (Washington DC: March Annual Issues), table 1A, available at http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/ as of Aug. 4, 2011.

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 Aug. 4, 2011.