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Chapter 7 - Economic Growth

Chapter 7 - Economic Growth Introduction

Transportation is a vital component of the U.S. economy. It not only enables most economic activity, but is a sizable portion of the country's Gross Domestic Product. As such, transportation employs millions of people and consumes a large amount...

Figure 2 - U.S. Oil Imports

Figure 2 - U.S. Oil Imports

(Thousand barrels per day)

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Year Total OPEC Total non-OPEC 1975 3,601 2,454 1980 4,300 2,609 1985 1,830 3,237 1990 4,296 3,721...