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Table 1-1 Estimated Value of Transportation Capital Stock by Mode: 2005–2011

Thursday, August 1, 2013

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Billions of current dollars

  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Public highways and streets 2,056 2,354 2,641 2,810 2,837 2,939 3,132
Consumer motor vehicles and parts 1,302 1,306 1,318 1,261 1,284 1,272 1,310
In-house transportation 1,137 1,202 1,240 1,245 1,175 1,164 U
Other publicly owned transportation 413 470 522 556 564 590 635
Railroad transportation 316 325 337 351 355 363 373
Air transportation 209 212 215 226 216 214 215
Other privately owned transportation 120 127 128 130 125 123 124
Pipeline transportation 112 119 129 157 154 168 181
Commercial truck transportation 98 113 113 114 108 107 113
Water transportation 38 40 40 41 41 41 41
Private transit and ground passenger transportation 40 42 43 44 43 43 44
Total 5,839 6,309 6,725 6,933 6,900 7,025 U

KEY: U = unavailable.

NOTES: Data include only privately owned capital stock except for those otherwise noted. Capital stock data are reported after deducting depreciation. Consumer motor vehicles are considered consumer durable goods. In-house transportation includes transportation services provided within a firm whose main business is not transportation. For example, grocery companies often use their own truck fleets to move goods from their warehouses to their retail outlets. In-house transportation figures cover the the current cost net capital stock for fixed assets (e.g., autos, aircraft, ships, etc.) owned by a firm. Other publicly owned transportation includes publicly owned airway, waterway, and transit structures but does not include associated equipment. Other privately owned transportation includes sightseeing, couriers and messengers, and transportation support activities, such as freight transportation brokers. Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Fixed Asset Tables, tables 3.1ES, 7.1B, 8.1, and Nonresidential Detailed Estimates, available at http://www.bea.gov/ as of January 2013.