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Employment in transportation supporting industries accounts for over half of total transportation-related industry employment. Automotive dealers and...
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One broad measure of transportation employment...
Car and truck sales can be seen as an indicator of future demands to be placed on transportation infrastructure. Trends in sales for particular...
Advance retail sales are a leading indicator of retailers sales expectations and may suggest future demand for commercial transportation services. Retail stores may require faster...
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of the Labor Statistics, "Price & Living Conditions: Average Price Data. "http://www.bls.gov/data/home.htm.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, "Retail Gasoline Prices" and "On-Highway Diesel Prices." Internet site: http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/special/gasoline_update/...
Train-miles per employee hour is one measure for labor productivity in railroad transportation.
Total train miles includes yard-switching miles...
Highways and streets are the largest component of public transportation infrastructure spending....
Productivity growth is the ultimate source for the increases of a nation's economic wealth and living standards. Transportation has been one of the leading sectors in productivity growth for the U...