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Figure 5-13: Federal Transportation Expenditures by Mode, 2012 (Billions)

Friday, February 17, 2017

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Mode Expenditures
Air $ 18.22
Highway $ 8.75
Water $ 8.09
Railroads $ 1.75
General Support $ 1.50
Transit $ 0.10
Pipeline $ 0.06

NOTE: Federal expenditure includes direct federal spending, excluding grants to state and local governments. Sate and local expenditure includes outlays from all sources of funds including funds from federal grants.

SOURCE: US Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Government Transportation Financial Statistics 2014, Table 17-A, available at www.bts.gov as of July 2016.