Figure 5-3 Transportation Required Per Dollar of Output by Sector, 2014
| Wholesale and retail trade | Government | Utilities | Natural resources and mining | Construction | Manufacturing | Leisure and hospitality | Other services | Professional/ business services | Education and health services | Information | Financial services | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-house air, rail, water, truck transportation | 5.31 | 2.84 | 0.21 | 1.77 | 2.14 | 1.04 | 1.88 | 2.00 | 1.27 | 0.51 | 0.19 | 0.25 |
| For-hire air, rail, water, truck transportation | 0.91 | 1.23 | 1.01 | 1.67 | 1.61 | 2.29 | 0.79 | 0.47 | 0.82 | 0.53 | 0.63 | 0.27 |
| Other for-hire transportation | 3.69 | 0.63 | 3.43 | 0.76 | 0.04 | 0.39 | 0.55 | 0.38 | 0.67 | 0.52 | 0.68 | 0.27 |
| Total transportation | 9.92 | 4.70 | 4.64 | 4.19 | 3.79 | 3.72 | 3.22 | 2.86 | 2.75 | 1.57 | 1.50 | 0.80 |
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 Mar. 2016.