Total Investment and Transportation Investment in Fixed Assets: 2014–2023

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This bar graph shows the investment in billions of current dollars and the percentage of total U.S. investments for transportation equipment, transportation infrastructure, non-transportation. Investments have increased from 2014 to 2023. In 2023, total U.S. investments in fixed assets was nearly 6 trillion dollars. Out of the total, transportation equipment investments made up about 9 percent of investments and transportation infrastructure made up about 5 percent of investments.

Dataset Excel:

F4_15_Public&PrivateInvestment_A_v3.xlsx (1.36 MB)

Notes:

Totals may not sum due to rounding. The investment includes spending on new structures and equipment and excludes maintenance and repair of existing structures and equipment. Intellectual property products are research and development; software; and entertainment, literary, and artistic originals.

Description:

This bar chart is from the 2024 Transportation Statistics Annual Report.

Source:

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts, National Income and Product Account Tables, Private Fixed Investment in Structures by Type, table 5.4.5 (millions), Private Fixed Investment in Equipment by Type, table 5.5.5 (millions), and Gross Government Fixed Investment by Type, table 5.9.5 (millions), available at https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/index_nipa.cfm as of September 2024.

Previous Editions:

Total Investment and Transportation Investment 2013-2022

Publications:

Transportation Statistics Annual Report Figure 4-15

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Total Investment and Transportation Investment in Fixed Assets: 2014–2023