Transportation and the Economy
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Multimodal
- National Transportation Statistics, Chapter 3: Transportation and the Economy (BTS)
- Transportation Services Index (BTS)
Seasonally adjusted index that measure the movement of passengers and freight in the US (monthly) - Transportation Economic Trends
- Government Transportation Financial Statistics (BTS)
Federal, state and local revenue and expenditure data - Transportation Satellite Accounts (BTS)
measures contribution of the transportation industry to the economy - Gross Domestic Product by Industry Bureau of Economic Analysis - (DOC)
- Consumer spending by industry Bureau of Economic Analysis - (DOC)
- Employed persons Bureau of Labor Statistics - (DOL)
by age, sex, race, ethnicity and industry - Industry productivity data Bureau of Labor Statistics - (DOL)
- Industries at a glance - Transportation and Warehousing Bureau of Labor Statistics - (DOL)
- Economic/Financial Data
- Federal Subsidies to Passenger Transportation
Air
- Air Fare Statistics (BTS)
Quarterly airline prices since the first quarter of 1995 - Seasonally-adjusted airline data
- Guide to US Air Carrier financial statistics (BTS)
- Consumer Air Fare Report (OST)
Includes quarterly airfares by origin and destination pair - Guide to US Air Carrier employment data (BTS)
- Airport Funding and Grant Data (FAA)
Information on FAA grants to airports - Aerospace Forecasts (FAA)
Projections of airline traffic and financial data 20 years into the future - Airline Industry Performance Measures
- An Analysis of Labor and Multifactor Productivity in Air Transportation
- A Primer on Multifactor Productivity: Description, Benefits, and Uses
- Transportation Investment and GDP, Some Concepts, Data, and Analysis
Highway
- Highway Statistics (FHWA)
Vehicles, drivers, miles of roadway, fuel, finance, and vehicle miles - Seasonally-adjusted data
- Our Nation's Highways 2011 (FHWA)
Annual report on highway funding, infrastructure, traffic, etc. - Toll facilities data (FHWA)
Statistics on toll bridges, tunnels, highways and ferries in the US - Freight Facts and Figures 2011 (FHWA)
Volume and value of freight shipments, the extent of the network, employment and productivity, and related safety, energy use, and environmental effects. - National Automobile Dealers' Association Trade association
monthly and annual auto sales data - Estimation and Analysis of Multifactor Productivity in Truck Transportation: 1987–2003
Rail
- Railroad Financial and Statistical Reports (STB)
Traffic, financial, employment reports on freight railroads (annual and quarterly) - Seasonally-adjusted and Unadjusted Rail Freight Carloads
- Seasonally-adjusted and Unadjusted Rail Freight Intermodal Traffic
- Seasonally-adjusted and Unadjusted Rail Passenger Miles
Transit
- Grants to Transit Agencies (FTA)
Report on grants awarded to local transit agencies by the Federal Transit Administration - Seasonally-adjusted and Unadjusted Transit Ridership
Pipeline
- Seasonally-adjusted and Unadjusted Petroleum Movement
- Seasonally-adjusted and Unadjusted Natural Gas Consumption
Maritime
Seasonally-adjusted and Unadjusted Tonnage Carried On Internal U.S. Waterways