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Motor Fuel Revenue as Percent of Total Highway Trust Fund Net Income and Expenditures: Fiscal Years 1987–2024

Figure

This line graph shows motor fuel as percent of total Highway Trust Fund net income, Highway Trust Fund net income (all sources), and Highway Trust Fund expenditures. Motor fuel has remained between 80 and 90 percent of the total Highway Trust Fund net income, dropping below 80 percent only in 2023. The Highway Trust Fund net income peaked at around 63 billion dollars in the late 1990s and has decreased since. Highway Trust Fund expenditures peaked around 55-57 billion dollars through the 2010s.

Dataset Excel:

F4_13_Highway_Trust_Fund.xlsx (105.24 KB)

Description:

This line graph is from the 2024 Transportation Statistics Annual Report.

Source:

1987–2022: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2022, available at https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm as of September 2024; 2023–2024: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Highway Consolidated Reports, Treasury Direct, available at https://treasurydirect.gov/government/funds management-program-reports/monthly-financial reporting/highway/ as of November 2024 and U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Status of the Highway Trust Fund, available at https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/highwaytrustfund/ as of November 2024; 1987–2024: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index, all items in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted, available at https://www.bls.gov/cpi as of September 2024.

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