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Legacy Publication

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Significant Regulatory Guidance
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Summary of U.S. social and economic characteristics

Summary of U.S. social and economic characteristics   1980 1985 1990 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total U.S. resident population (thousands)a 227,225 237,924 248,791 262,803 265,229 267,784 270,248 272,691 276,059 Age (thousands)a              ...

Transportation Indicators Highlights - June 2001

Transportation Indicators Highlights - June 2001

NOTE: The final issue of this report was December 2002. These reports are provided as a historical reference. A minimal number of indicators are being updated in the White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room....

INTERDICTIONS OF ILLEGAL ALIENS

INTERDICTIONS OF ILLEGAL ALIENS

Alien Interdictions (monthly data)

In recent years, most interdictions have involved people from Haiti, the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), the Dominican Republic, and Cuba. Recently, many interdictions have occurred in the Guam region...

U.S. DEPENDENCE ON OIL IMPORTS

U.S. DEPENDENCE ON OIL IMPORTS

U.S. Petroleum Production, Products Supplied, and Net Imports (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

The United States now imports more petroleum than it produces domestically. U.S. dependence on foreign sources for a product of such...

U.S. COAST GUARD DRUG SEIZURES

U.S. COAST GUARD DRUG SEIZURES

U.S. Coast Guard Drug Seizures (annual data, fiscal years)

U.S. Coast Guard Drug Seizures: Value Seized (annual data, fiscal years)

The U.S. Coast Guard is the key federal agency responsible for U.S. maritime drug...

Transportation Indicators

Transportation Indicators

NOTE: The final issue of this report was December 2002. These reports are provided as a historical reference. A minimal number of indicators are being updated in the White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room.

Due to quality...

INJURED PERSONS: TRANSIT, RAIL, GRADE CROSSINGS, AND BOATING

INJURED PERSONS: TRANSIT, RAIL, GRADE CROSSINGS, AND BOATING

Injured Persons: Transit, Rail, Grade Crossings, and Boating (annual data, selected series)

Since 1990, rail injuries have declined by 55 percent.

Injured Persons by Mode 1998 1999 Transit 55,990 55,...

TRANSIT FATALITIES

TRANSIT FATALITIES

Transit fatalities (monthly data)

(1999 data are preliminary)

Transit includes transit bus, light and heavy transit rail, commuter rail, paratransit, and other transit categories. Transit fatalities are transit-caused deaths confirmed within 30 days...

TRANSPORTATION FATALITIES: ALL MODES

TRANSPORTATION FATALITIES: ALL MODES

Total Transportation Fatalities (annual data, all modes)

(1999 and 2000 data are preliminary, and do not include transit)

Fatalities represent the most severe safety consequence for the transportation system. According to...