Figure 5-3 Transportation Required Per Dollar of Output by Sector, 2012
| Natural resources and mining | Construct-ion | Manufacturing | Wholesale and retail trade | Utilities | Inform-ation | Financial services | Profess-ional/ business services | Education and health services | Leisure and hospital-ity | Other services | Govern-ment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-house air, rail, water, truck transportation | 2.04 | 2.58 | 1.26 | 6.37 | 0.29 | 0.21 | 0.31 | 1.54 | 0.51 | 1.66 | 2.01 | 2.75 |
| For-hire air, rail, water, truck transportation | 1.47 | 1.62 | 2.16 | 0.88 | 0.78 | 0.6 | 0.29 | 0.75 | 0.54 | 0.76 | 0.45 | 1.28 |
| Other for-hire transportation | 0.61 | 0.04 | 0.34 | 3.68 | 3.22 | 0.72 | 0.30 | 0.65 | 0.54 | 0.59 | 0.41 | 0.66 |
| Total transportation | 4.12 | 4.24 | 3.76 | 10.93 | 4.29 | 1.53 | 0.90 | 2.94 | 1.59 | 3.01 | 2.87 | 4.69 |
NOTE: In-house transportation consists of transportation services (air, rail, truck, and water) provided by nontransportation industries for their own use. For-hire transportation consists of the services provided by transportation firms to industries and the public on a fee-basis. Airlines, railroads, transit agencies, common carrier trucking companies, and pipelines are examples of for-hire transportation industries.
“Other" for-hire transportation includes: Transit and passenger ground transportation (including State and local government passenger transit); Pipeline; Sightseeing transportation and transportation support; Courier and messenger services; Warehousing and storage; and Other transportation and support activities.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transportation Satellite Accounts, available at http://www.bts.gov as of March 2015.