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5-2 U.S. Transportation Spending: 1995–2012

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

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Year Billions of nominal dollars Percent of GDP
1995 692 9.0
1996 750 9.3
1997 816 9.5
1998 840 9.2
1999 897 9.3
2000 949 9.2
2001 951 9.0
2002 984 9.0
2003 1,012 8.8
2004 1,065 8.7
2005 1,143 8.7
2006 1,200 8.7
2007 1,275 8.8
2008 1,260 8.6
2009 1,116 7.7
2010 1,231 8.2
2011 1,356 8.7
2012 1,425 8.8

Source: As cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 3-9, available at www.bts.gov as of October 2014.