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Figure 2-6 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Attributed to Transportation Modes, 2012 (Billions)

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Graphic Version

Type Mode Value-Added Share of GDP
Household Households $ 295.6 1.79%
Water    
Rail    
Air    
Other    
Truck    
In-house Households    
Water $ 3.3 0.02%
Rail $ 0.2 0.00%
Air $ 27.7 0.17%
Other    
Truck $ 172.1 1.04%
For-hire Households    
Water $ 13.4 0.08%
Rail $ 38.6 0.23%
Air $ 77.6 0.47%
Other $ 218.9 1.32%
Truck $ 123.0 0.74%
Total for-hire   $ 471.6 2.85%
Total in-house   $ 203.2 1.23%
All transportation   $ 970.4 5.87%
GDP   $ 16,540.2 100.00%
All other US GDP   $ 15,569.8 94.13%

NOTE: For information on the methodology behind the Transportation Satellite Accounts see Box 2-4.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transportation Satellite Accounts, available at www.bts.gov