Table 4. Transportation Required to Produce Commodities
(Cents of transportation required to deliver a dollar of the commodity to consumers)
All transportation
| 2002 (R) | 2003 (R) | 2004 (R) | 2005 (R) | 2006 (R) | 2007 | 2008 (P) | 2009 (P) | 2010 (P) | 2011 (P) | 2012 (P) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural resources and mining | 7.33 | 6.66 | 7.33 | 7.67 | 7.51 | 7.23 | 6.66 | 6.18 | 6.27 | 5.97 | 7.19 |
| Construction | 6.54 | 7.59 | 6.72 | 7.36 | 7.29 | 6.99 | 7.59 | 6.42 | 7.11 | 7.23 | 8.37 |
| Manufacturing products | 8.20 | 9.23 | 8.38 | 9.26 | 9.17 | 9.00 | 9.23 | 7.99 | 8.57 | 8.84 | 9.61 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 11.29 | 11.84 | 12.15 | 12.87 | 12.25 | 11.54 | 11.84 | 10.06 | 11.24 | 11.61 | 13.38 |
| Utilities | 9.16 | 8.67 | 6.71 | 7.74 | 7.62 | 8.36 | 8.67 | 6.72 | 6.10 | 5.60 | 6.58 |
| Information | 3.78 | 4.08 | 3.94 | 4.34 | 4.59 | 4.09 | 4.08 | 3.66 | 3.80 | 4.06 | 4.17 |
| Financial services | 1.60 | 2.68 | 2.38 | 2.56 | 2.55 | 2.55 | 2.68 | 2.05 | 2.24 | 2.33 | 2.52 |
| Professional and business services | 4.14 | 4.49 | 4.77 | 5.14 | 4.91 | 4.69 | 4.49 | 4.00 | 4.35 | 4.57 | 4.95 |
| Education and health services | 3.55 | 4.10 | 3.88 | 4.17 | 4.05 | 3.83 | 4.10 | 3.41 | 3.84 | 4.06 | 4.37 |
| Leisure and hospitality | 4.83 | 6.30 | 4.83 | 5.47 | 5.80 | 5.79 | 6.30 | 5.14 | 5.56 | 5.75 | 6.05 |
| Other services | 5.34 | 4.37 | 3.91 | 4.09 | 4.15 | 4.12 | 4.37 | 3.62 | 4.16 | 4.36 | 5.07 |
| Government | 5.20 | 7.25 | 5.72 | 6.26 | 6.68 | 5.66 | 7.25 | 5.68 | 6.35 | 6.55 | 7.32 |
For-hire air, rail, water, and truck
| 2002 (R) | 2003 (R) | 2004 (R) | 2005 (R) | 2006 (R) | 2007 | 2008 (P) | 2009 (P) | 2010 (P) | 2011 (P) | 2012 (P) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural resources and mining | 3.63 | 2.74 | 3.07 | 3.11 | 3.05 | 2.84 | 2.74 | 2.71 | 2.57 | 2.34 | 2.50 |
| Construction | 3.08 | 3.17 | 2.90 | 3.00 | 3.01 | 2.84 | 3.17 | 2.74 | 2.76 | 2.85 | 2.91 |
| Manufacturing products | 4.03 | 4.48 | 4.00 | 4.26 | 4.33 | 4.25 | 4.48 | 3.88 | 4.04 | 4.25 | 4.27 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 1.12 | 1.44 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.36 | 1.44 | 1.09 | 1.29 | 1.45 | 1.47 |
| Utilities | 3.60 | 2.20 | 1.68 | 2.11 | 2.01 | 2.12 | 2.20 | 1.68 | 1.76 | 1.65 | 1.61 |
| Information | 1.20 | 1.29 | 1.14 | 1.22 | 1.34 | 1.26 | 1.29 | 1.13 | 1.22 | 1.41 | 1.42 |
| Financial services | 0.51 | 0.87 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.64 | 0.69 | 0.78 | 0.76 |
| Professional and business services | 1.11 | 1.30 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.27 | 1.30 | 1.14 | 1.26 | 1.45 | 1.37 |
| Education and health services | 1.27 | 1.39 | 1.28 | 1.33 | 1.32 | 1.30 | 1.39 | 1.14 | 1.28 | 1.44 | 1.38 |
| Leisure and hospitality | 1.67 | 1.77 | 1.55 | 1.60 | 1.65 | 1.58 | 1.77 | 1.49 | 1.62 | 1.78 | 1.74 |
| Other services | 1.70 | 1.16 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.98 | 1.02 | 1.16 | 0.89 | 1.02 | 1.16 | 1.15 |
| Government | 1.91 | 2.06 | 1.97 | 1.98 | 1.99 | 1.86 | 2.06 | 1.94 | 2.08 | 2.27 | 2.16 |
In-house air, rail, water, and truck
| 2002 (R) | 2003 (R) | 2004 (R) | 2005 (R) | 2006 (R) | 2007 | 2008 (P) | 2009 (P) | 2010 (P) | 2011 (P) | 2012 (P) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural resources and mining | 2.35 | 2.30 | 2.28 | 2.75 | 2.73 | 2.65 | 2.30 | 2.14 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 3.28 |
| Construction | 2.34 | 3.14 | 2.64 | 3.17 | 3.06 | 2.96 | 3.14 | 2.53 | 3.16 | 3.16 | 4.28 |
| Manufacturing products | 2.42 | 2.86 | 2.61 | 3.18 | 3.00 | 2.87 | 2.86 | 2.38 | 2.77 | 2.77 | 3.57 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 7.10 | 6.00 | 7.07 | 7.84 | 6.89 | 5.90 | 6.00 | 4.85 | 5.64 | 5.64 | 7.18 |
| Utilities | 1.20 | 1.76 | 1.36 | 1.79 | 1.65 | 1.51 | 1.76 | 1.17 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.71 |
| Information | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.12 | 1.29 | 1.24 | 1.11 | 1.06 | 0.87 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 1.21 |
| Financial services | 0.59 | 0.84 | 0.80 | 0.94 | 0.90 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.61 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.98 |
| Professional and business services | 1.90 | 1.90 | 2.13 | 2.49 | 2.26 | 2.15 | 1.90 | 1.52 | 1.74 | 1.74 | 2.29 |
| Education and health services | 1.27 | 1.46 | 1.36 | 1.61 | 1.50 | 1.34 | 1.46 | 1.04 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.73 |
| Leisure and hospitality | 1.98 | 3.08 | 2.08 | 2.62 | 2.85 | 2.86 | 3.08 | 2.25 | 2.52 | 2.52 | 2.90 |
| Other services | 1.91 | 2.15 | 1.97 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.18 | 2.15 | 1.74 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.89 |
| Government | 1.88 | 3.74 | 2.32 | 2.88 | 3.25 | 2.39 | 3.74 | 2.28 | 2.88 | 2.88 | 3.77 |
(R) = revised
(P) = preliminary
NOTES:
(a) "Other" consists of government enterprises (except State and local government passenger transit) and other I-O special industries. For a description of I-O special industries, see "Benchmark Input-Output Accounts for the U.S. Economy, 1992: Make, Use, and Supplementary Tables," Survey 77 (November 1997): 46-47.
(b) Other for-hire transportation includes:pipeline; transit and ground passenger transportation, including State and local government passenger transit; sightseeing transportation and transportation support; courier and messenger services; and warehousing and storage.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transportation Satellite Accounts as of 01/16/2016.