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Figure 2-5: For-Hire Transportation Industry’s Contribution to GDP by Mode (Percent)

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Graphic Version

Year Water transportation Pipeline transportation Transit and ground passenger transportation Rail transportation Warehousing and storage Air transportation Other transportation and support activities Truck transportation
1997 0.05% 0.06% 0.22% 0.29% 0.23% 0.75% 0.72% 0.98%
1998 0.04% 0.08% 0.22% 0.28% 0.26% 0.68% 0.75% 0.96%
1999 0.03% 0.09% 0.23% 0.28% 0.24% 0.65% 0.68% 0.96%
2000 0.04% 0.08% 0.22% 0.28% 0.24% 0.55% 0.68% 0.96%
2001 0.03% 0.13% 0.22% 0.27% 0.23% 0.38% 0.69% 0.89%
2002 0.02% 0.08% 0.21% 0.24% 0.23% 0.37% 0.69% 0.86%
2003 0.02% 0.09% 0.21% 0.25% 0.24% 0.39% 0.67% 0.86%
2004 0.03% 0.09% 0.21% 0.26% 0.27% 0.45% 0.69% 0.89%
2005 0.04% 0.09% 0.20% 0.25% 0.30% 0.46% 0.71% 0.89%
2006 0.06% 0.09% 0.21% 0.26% 0.31% 0.47% 0.71% 0.91%
2007 0.08% 0.10% 0.21% 0.25% 0.29% 0.50% 0.63% 0.87%
2008 0.09% 0.13% 0.20% 0.26% 0.31% 0.45% 0.65% 0.83%
2009 0.12% 0.10% 0.19% 0.23% 0.32% 0.44% 0.61% 0.76%
2010 0.09% 0.12% 0.18% 0.23% 0.32% 0.47% 0.62% 0.81%
2011 0.11% 0.12% 0.19% 0.24% 0.34% 0.46% 0.61% 0.86%
2012 0.10% 0.13% 0.18% 0.24% 0.36% 0.42% 0.58% 0.86%
2013 0.13% 0.12% 0.17% 0.23% 0.37% 0.43% 0.57% 0.83%
2014 0.12% 0.13% 0.17% 0.23% 0.38% 0.41% 0.56% 0.81%

NOTE Data are from the value added by industry table of the BEA Industry Economic Accounts. Data for Transportation and Warehousing is Line 40, and for individual modes are in Lines 41 through 48. Current dollar data can be found in NTS Table 3-1.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, Table 3-2, available at www.bts.gov as of Mar. 10, 2014.