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Figure 5-9 Labor Productivity Indices for Selected Transportation Industries: 1990-2015

Friday, February 17, 2017

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Index, 1990 = 100

Date Air transportation Line-haul railroads General freight trucking, long-distance Postal Service
1990 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1991 105.5 107.8 104.0 99.8
1992 113.1 117.8 110.7 101.0
1993 101.3 122.7 108.4 104.0
1994 109.6 127.0 110.6 103.7
1995 114.6 132.2 106.6 103.7
1996 117.5 141.3 105.2 102.7
1997 118.0 143.7 110.4 106.1
1998 114.5 146.7 109.9 107.9
1999 128.8 151.6 109.9 109.1
2000 134.4 164.2 113.3 111.9
2001 128.6 175.0 114.8 112.8
2002 142.4 193.2 118.4 113.0
2003 157.2 202.8 122.1 114.5
2004 177.9 207.1 120.9 116.8
2005 192.1 199.6 122.7 117.8
2006 217.4 211.1 121.8 117.7
2007 227.9 199.5 123.6 118.7
2008 244.2 208.4 123.0 115.7
2009 239.1 200.2 116.0 117.3
2010 232.7 216.5 129.1 120.0
2011 231.7 210.5 132.3 121.0
2012 246.0 212.8 128.4 116.0
2013 260.5 218.4 129.0 116.5
2014 259.2 224.4 131.4 114.5
2015 258.4 229.3 132.9 114.6

NOTES: Data in this table are not comparable to the data published in previous editions due to change in base year from 2002 to 2007.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Industry Productivity and Costs, available at http://www.bls.gov/lpc/ as of May 2016