Table 4. Transportation Required to Produce Commodities
Thursday, November 3, 2016
(Cents of transportation required to deliver a dollar of the commodity to consumers)
All transportation
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 (R) | 2008 (R)(P) | 2009 (R)(P) | 2010 (R)(P) | 2011 (R)(P) | 2012 (R)(P) | 2013 (R)(P) | 2014 (R)(P) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural resources and mining | 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.33 | 7.67 | 7.51 | 7.32 | 6.64 | 6.24 | 6.41 | 6.91 | 7.93 | 7.19 | 7.67 |
| Construction | 6.53 | 6.35 | 6.72 | 7.36 | 7.29 | 7.03 | 7.28 | 6.16 | 6.75 | 7.80 | 8.09 | 7.88 | 7.86 |
| Manufacturing products | 8.19 | 8.00 | 8.38 | 9.26 | 9.17 | 8.97 | 8.94 | 7.74 | 8.36 | 9.40 | 9.71 | 9.45 | 9.74 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 11.27 | 11.53 | 12.15 | 12.87 | 12.25 | 11.49 | 11.04 | 9.35 | 10.52 | 12.37 | 12.49 | 12.36 | 12.44 |
| Utilities | 9.14 | 6.90 | 6.71 | 7.74 | 7.62 | 8.47 | 8.63 | 6.76 | 6.23 | 6.06 | 6.46 | 6.94 | 7.19 |
| Information | 3.76 | 4.08 | 3.94 | 4.34 | 4.59 | 4.05 | 3.92 | 3.53 | 3.65 | 4.30 | 4.44 | 4.14 | 4.27 |
| Financial services | 1.59 | 2.06 | 2.38 | 2.56 | 2.55 | 2.49 | 2.57 | 1.96 | 2.15 | 2.37 | 2.20 | 2.36 | 2.37 |
| Professional and business services | 4.13 | 4.52 | 4.77 | 5.14 | 4.91 | 4.61 | 4.24 | 3.80 | 4.13 | 4.87 | 4.82 | 4.90 | 4.89 |
| Education and health services | 3.52 | 3.78 | 3.88 | 4.17 | 4.05 | 3.88 | 3.98 | 3.33 | 3.74 | 4.26 | 4.20 | 4.23 | 4.30 |
| Leisure and hospitality | 4.79 | 4.77 | 4.83 | 5.47 | 5.80 | 5.81 | 6.04 | 4.96 | 5.35 | 6.04 | 5.80 | 6.16 | 6.29 |
| Other services | 5.33 | 3.66 | 3.91 | 4.09 | 4.15 | 4.02 | 4.19 | 3.48 | 3.99 | 4.74 | 4.84 | 4.83 | 5.17 |
| Government | 5.10 | 5.33 | 5.72 | 6.26 | 6.68 | 6.43 | 7.08 | 5.57 | 6.21 | 6.83 | 7.10 | 7.28 | 7.16 |
For-hire air, rail, water, and truck
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 (R) | 2008 (R)(P) | 2009 (R)(P) | 2010 (R)(P) | 2011 (R)(P) | 2012 (R)(P) | 2013 (R)(P) | 2014 (R)(P) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural resources and mining | 3.63 | 3.14 | 3.07 | 3.11 | 3.05 | 2.92 | 2.84 | 2.84 | 2.79 | 2.65 | 2.99 | 2.73 | 2.93 |
| Construction | 3.08 | 2.79 | 2.90 | 3.00 | 3.01 | 2.90 | 3.18 | 2.75 | 2.71 | 2.82 | 2.90 | 2.92 | 2.97 |
| Manufacturing products | 4.03 | 3.84 | 4.00 | 4.26 | 4.33 | 4.25 | 4.46 | 3.85 | 4.05 | 4.29 | 4.40 | 4.41 | 4.62 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 1.12 | 1.22 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.35 | 1.43 | 1.08 | 1.28 | 1.43 | 1.46 | 1.48 | 1.56 |
| Utilities | 3.60 | 1.77 | 1.68 | 2.11 | 2.01 | 2.09 | 2.23 | 1.72 | 1.89 | 1.81 | 1.66 | 1.84 | 1.92 |
| Information | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.14 | 1.22 | 1.34 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.11 | 1.20 | 1.42 | 1.52 | 1.49 | 1.56 |
| Financial services | 0.51 | 0.66 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.79 | 0.85 | 0.63 | 0.69 | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.74 | 0.77 |
| Professional and business services | 1.11 | 1.21 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.27 | 1.12 | 1.25 | 1.39 | 1.37 | 1.47 | 1.53 |
| Education and health services | 1.26 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.33 | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.39 | 1.14 | 1.28 | 1.41 | 1.35 | 1.39 | 1.42 |
| Leisure and hospitality | 1.67 | 1.52 | 1.55 | 1.60 | 1.65 | 1.58 | 1.77 | 1.48 | 1.62 | 1.76 | 1.74 | 1.78 | 1.86 |
| Other services | 1.70 | 0.91 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.16 | 0.90 | 1.02 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.20 | 1.28 |
| Government | 1.90 | 1.98 | 1.97 | 1.98 | 1.99 | 1.86 | 2.06 | 1.95 | 2.09 | 2.24 | 2.13 | 2.19 | 2.12 |
In-house air, rail, water, and truck
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 (R) | 2008 (R)(P) | 2009 (R)(P) | 2010 (R)(P) | 2011 (R)(P) | 2012 (R)(P) | 2013 (R)(P) | 2014 (R)(P) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural resources and mining | 2.34 | 2.32 | 2.28 | 2.75 | 2.73 | 2.65 | 2.15 | 2.02 | 2.28 | 2.92 | 3.42 | 2.94 | 2.98 |
| Construction | 2.33 | 2.41 | 2.64 | 3.17 | 3.06 | 2.93 | 2.83 | 2.28 | 2.86 | 3.77 | 3.97 | 3.70 | 3.60 |
| Manufacturing products | 2.41 | 2.38 | 2.61 | 3.18 | 3.00 | 2.87 | 2.61 | 2.18 | 2.56 | 3.27 | 3.46 | 3.13 | 3.08 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 7.08 | 6.77 | 7.07 | 7.84 | 6.89 | 5.86 | 5.23 | 4.16 | 4.94 | 6.42 | 6.37 | 6.08 | 6.03 |
| Utilities | 1.18 | 1.22 | 1.36 | 1.79 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.64 | 1.10 | 1.30 | 1.56 | 1.66 | 1.65 | 1.62 |
| Information | 1.02 | 1.06 | 1.12 | 1.29 | 1.24 | 1.12 | 0.95 | 0.78 | 0.88 | 1.16 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 1.12 |
| Financial services | 0.58 | 0.68 | 0.80 | 0.94 | 0.90 | 0.86 | 0.75 | 0.54 | 0.66 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.85 |
| Professional and business services | 1.89 | 1.93 | 2.13 | 2.49 | 2.26 | 2.13 | 1.69 | 1.36 | 1.56 | 2.09 | 2.13 | 2.06 | 1.98 |
| Education and health services | 1.25 | 1.28 | 1.36 | 1.61 | 1.50 | 1.43 | 1.35 | 0.96 | 1.20 | 1.53 | 1.62 | 1.60 | 1.61 |
| Leisure and hospitality | 1.94 | 2.05 | 2.08 | 2.62 | 2.85 | 2.90 | 2.83 | 2.09 | 2.31 | 2.81 | 2.69 | 2.96 | 2.97 |
| Other services | 1.89 | 1.74 | 1.97 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.14 | 1.96 | 1.59 | 1.92 | 2.49 | 2.70 | 2.59 | 2.82 |
| Government | 1.80 | 1.94 | 2.32 | 2.88 | 3.25 | 3.17 | 3.57 | 2.17 | 2.73 | 3.18 | 3.60 | 3.74 | 3.68 |
(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 10/25/2016.