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Figure 6 - Investment in transportation infrastructure as percentage of GDP by mode: 1987-2003

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Figure 6 - Investment in transportation infrastructure as percentage of GDP by mode: 1987-2003

(Percent)

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  1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Highway 0.594 0.593 0.547 0.577 0.564 0.535 0.536 0.550 0.536 0.528 0.552 0.548 0.566 0.576 0.612 0.606 0.588
Air 0.092 0.094 0.094 0.096 0.102 0.116 0.122 0.099 0.084 0.096 0.093 0.115 0.125 0.124 0.133 0.128 0.126
Water 0.028 0.030 0.029 0.028 0.024 0.022 0.021 0.020 0.021 0.022 0.020 0.022 0.022 0.042 0.036 0.035 0.025
Transit 0.056 0.062 0.065 0.068 0.072 0.069 0.077 0.084 0.083 0.077 0.061 0.051 0.057 0.060 0.064 0.070 0.066
Railroad 0.058 0.052 0.053 0.050 0.048 0.054 0.053 0.056 0.058 0.067 0.071 0.078 0.065 0.066 0.061 0.056 0.053
Pipelines 0.010 0.009 0.007 0.007 0.012 0.013 0.016 0.018 0.019 0.025 0.027 0.035 0.034 0.036 0.035 0.030 0.027
Total 0.863 0.863 0.820 0.853 0.844 0.830 0.847 0.850 0.837 0.844 0.857 0.882 0.903 0.945 0.986 0.965 0.920

Note:
Details do not add to the total investment, because the total includes parking and investments of establishments involved in transportation supporting activities.

Sources:
BTS calculations based on data from the following sources:
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), "Fixed Assets Tables," and "National Income and Product Accounts Tables," Washington, D.C.
Executive Office of the President of the United States, Office of Management and Budget, "Budget of the United States Government - Public Budget Database," and "Budget of the United States Government - Appendix," Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, "State and Local Government Finance Estimates," and "Value of Construction Put in Place," Construction Survey, Washington, D.C.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, "Annual Report," annual issues.
Amtrak, "Amtrak Annual Report," Washington D.C.
Personal Communication with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.