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Appendix A. Basic Growth - Accounting Methodology

Appendix A. Basic Growth - Accounting Methodology

The empirical relationship used to estimate growth of multifactor productivity by the basic growth-accounting methodology is shown below:

Where:

= Growth of MFP

= Growth of gross output

= Growth of labor...

TABLE 1 Data on Labor and Multifactor Productivity

TABLE 1 Data on Labor and Multifactor Productivity

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  Air transportation NAICS 481 Rail transportation SIC 4011 Truck transportation NAICS 484 U.S. economy Labor productivity (1987=100) Multifactor productivity (1987=100)...

Appendix B. Methodology with the Tornqvist Index

Appendix B.Methodology with the Tornqvist Index

Multifactor productivity is the ratio of the output index to a weighted average of the input indexes. A Tornqvist formula expresses the change in multifactor productivity as the difference between the rate of change in output and the...

Data Dictionary and Database Formats

Data Dictionary and Database Formats

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has created a standard set of file formats for geospatial databases included in the National Transportation Atlas (NTA). These formats were developed to make it easier to view and extract NTA data by...

Data Converter

Data Converter

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has developed a Data Converter (EXE-528KB) for use with the National Transportation Atlas Data (NTAD) and North American Transportation Atlas Data (NORTAD). The Data Converter run Windows 95/NT. The Data Converter reads NTAD...

Spatial Data Transfer Standard - Transportation Network Profile

Spatial Data Transfer Standard - Transportation Network Profile

DRAFT Version 1.1 February 1, 1996

Prepared By: Service Assessment Division John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center Research and Special Programs Administration

U.S. Department of Transportation...