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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 These reports are provided as a historical reference.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.

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U.S. CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS

U.S. CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Energy Use by Sector (annual data)

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* All 2000 data are preliminary.

MMTC = million metric tons of carbon Tons of carbon can be converted to tons of carbon dioxide...

TRANSPORTATION ENERGY USE PER DOLLAR OF GDP

TRANSPORTATION ENERGY USE PER DOLLAR OF GDP Transportation Energy Use Per Dollar of GDP (quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted)

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BTU - British Thermal Unit The average heat content of motor gasoline is 129,024 BTU per gallon. One quadrillion BTU is equivalent...

TRANSPORTATION ENERGY USE

TRANSPORTATION ENERGY USE Transportation Energy Consumption (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

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Transportation accounts for about 28 percent of U.S. energy consumption. Petroleum accounts for nearly all (about 97 percent) of the transportation sectors energy...

CRUDE OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS SPILLS IN U.S. WATERS

CRUDE OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS SPILLS IN U.S. WATERS Reported Spills of Petroleum and Petroleum Products into U.S. Waters (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

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NOTE: The spike in 1990 was caused by one tanker spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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AVERAGE MOTOR VEHICLE MILES PER GALLON

AVERAGE MOTOR VEHICLE MILES PER GALLON Average Motor Vehicle Miles Per Gallon (annual data)

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a Includes motorcycles through 1989. 2000 data are preliminary

Since 1979, the average fuel rate of passenger cars, vans, pickup trucks, and sport...

AIR POLLUTANT EMISSIONS FROM TRANSPORTATION

AIR POLLUTANT EMISSIONS FROM TRANSPORTATION Index of Key Air Pollutant Emissions from Transportation (annual data)

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Modal Shares of Key Air Pollutants from Transportation, 1999

Despite rapid growth in vehicle use over the past two decades, emissions of...

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...