ALCOHOL-RELATED HIGHWAY FATALITIES

Fatalities in Alcohol-Related Motor Vehicle Crashes (annual data)

Fatalities in Alcohol-Related Motor Vehicle Crashes (annual data)

Alcohol is the single largest cause of fatal crashes. Alcohol-related fatalities...

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 These reports are provided as a historical reference.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...

WEEKLY RAIL INTERMODAL TRAFFIC

Rail Intermodal Traffic, U.S. and Canada (weekly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Rail intermodal traffic consists of units of trailers and containers. Increases in rail intermodal traffic have been in the number of container units.

U.S. INLAND WATERWAYS TRADE

Transported Tonnage on U.S. Inland Waterways: All Commodities (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Almost 60 percent of the U.S. domestic waterborne trade tonnage is moved on the inland waterways. This market consists of carriers that...

U.S. HIGHWAY VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED

Highway Vehicle Miles Traveled (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Vehicle miles of travel (VMT) are key data for highway planning and management, and a common measure of roadway use. Along with other data, VMT is often used in...

U.S. FOREIGN WATERBORNE FREIGHT

Tonnage of U.S. Waterborne Imports and Exports (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Import and export tonnage helps identify the volume of cargo flowing through U.S. ports and the resulting vessel traffic on U.S. coastal waters. It...

RAIL FREIGHT

Rail Carloadings- Revenue Ton-Miles (quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted)

The top commodity in U.S. rail carloadings is grain, and grain carloadings declined in 2000 (Association of American Railroads, weekly railroad traffic).

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BY MODE

U.S. Transit Ridership by Mode (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Ridership of heavy rail has been climbing faster than any other mode of public transportation. Bus ridership is almost 60 percent of total transit ridership.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BY MODE

U.S. Transit Ridership (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Public transportation includes transit bus, transit rail, commuter rail, trolleys, and several demand-responsive services.

MAJOR U.S. AIR CARRIER ON-TIME PERFORMANCE

Major U.S. Air Carrier On-Time Performance (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

The number of flights not departing or arriving on time, cancellations, and diversions are measures of service quality.

These indicators...