Figure 2-7: Use of For-Hire and In-House Transportation by Industry Sector, 2012 (Billions)
Category | Value |
---|---|
Wholesale and retail trade | $ 298.6 |
Information and services | $ 251.9 |
Manufacturing | $ 212.3 |
Government | $ 152.6 |
Construction | $ 48.7 |
Natural resources and mining | $ 41.3 |
Utilities | $ 16.1 |
NOTE: The Transportation Satellite Accounts Use Table quantifies how transportation (both freight and passenger) is used by non-transportation sectors of the economy to create the goods and services that make up GDP. It includes in-house transportation activity (i.e., that which firms provide to move their own products) as well as for hire transportation. Data are shown by industry.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transportation Satellite Accounts, available at www.bts.gov