The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released its monthly update to National Transportation Statistics (NTS), a guide to historical national-level transportation trends.

Each month, BTS updates NTS with transportation statistics from across the following areas:

• The extent, condition, use, and performance of the physical transportation network and infrastructure;
• Safety information, including accidents, crashes, fatalities, and injuries for each transportation mode and for hazardous materials movement; 
• Transportation’s impact on the economy, including gross domestic product, employment by industry and occupation, and transportation-related consumer and Government expenditures; and
• Transportation’s impact on energy use.

This month, the following tables received new data:

• Number of U.S. Public and Private Alternative Fueling Stations by Fuel Type (1-6b)
• Retail Sales of New Cars by Sector (1-18)
• Gasoline Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Sales (1-19)
• Number of U.S. Truck Registrations by Type (1-22b)
• Passengers Boarded at the Top 50 U.S. Airports (1-44)
• Air Passenger Travel Arrivals in the United States from Selected Foreign Countries (1-45)
• Air Passenger Travel Departures from the United States to Selected Foreign Countries (1-46)
• U.S.-Canadian Border Land-Passenger Gateways: Entering the United States (1-47)
• U.S.-Mexican Border Land-Passenger Gateways: Entering the United States (1-48)
• Fuel Consumption by Mode of Transportation in Physical Units (4-5, 4-5M)
• Energy Consumption by Mode of Transportation (4-6, 4-6M)
• Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption and Travel (4-9, 4-9M)
• Light Duty Vehicle, Short Wheel Base and Motorcycle Fuel Consumption and Travel (4-11, 4-11M)
• Light Duty Vehicle, Long Wheel Base Fuel Consumption and Travel (4-12, 4-12M)
• Single-Unit 2-Axle 6-Tire or More Truck Fuel Consumption and Travel (4-13, 4-13M)
• Combination Truck Fuel Consumption and Travel (4-14, 4-14M)
• Bus Fuel Consumption and Travel (4-15, 4-15M)
• Energy Intensity of Light Duty Vehicles and Motorcycles (4-22, 4-22M)
• Average Fuel Efficiency of U.S. Light Duty Vehicles (4-23, 4-23M)

NTS is a collection of transportation data first published by BTS in November 1971.  NTS has grown to over 200 regularly updated datasets and tables after incorporating materials from other Department of Transportation programs.

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