Average Freight Revenue per Ton-Mile

KEY: N = data does not exist; R = revised; U = data are not available.

^a For 1990 and later, air carriers that did not report both financial data and all months of traffic data for a given period were excluded from the calculations. Cargo revenue includes both scheduled and charter property revenue and mail revenue.

^b General freight common carriers, most of which are LTL (less-than-truckload) carriers.

^c Total finished goods. Converted to 1990 base year index by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and therefore...

Average Passenger Fares

KEY: N = data do not exist; U = data are not available.

^a Regular route Intercity service.

^b Prior to 1984, excludes commuter railroad, automated guideway, urban ferryboat, demand responsive, and most rural and smaller systems.

^c This category is now deflated using the railway transportation instead of mass transit deflator and the Intercity rail deflator used in previous editions.

^d Amtrak began operations in 1971.

Personal Consumption Expenditures on Transportation by Subcategory

KEY: R = revised; RVs = recreational vehicles.

^a Also includes greasing, washing, storage, and leasing.

^b Consists of premiums plus premium supplements less normal losses and dividends paid to policyholders for motor vehicles insurance. 

^c Consists of baggage charges, coastal and inland waterway fares, travel agents' fees, airports bus fares, and limousine services.

Condition of U.S. Highway Bridges

KEY: SqM = square meters.

Condition of U.S. Roadways by Functional System

KEY: N = data do not exist; U = data are not available.

Average Age of Automobiles and Trucks in Operation in the United States

KEY: RV = recreational vehicle; U = data are not available.

^a The 1969, 1977, 1983, and 1990 surveys do not include a separate category for sports utility vehicles (SUV), while the 1995, 2001, 2009 and 2017 surveys do. In 1990, most SUVs were classified as automobiles.

U.S. Airport Runway Pavement Conditions

KEY: NPIAS = National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems.

^a The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems is composed of all commercial service airports, all reliever airports, and selected general aviation airports. It does not include over 1,000 publicly owned public-use landing areas, privately owned public-use airports, and other civil landing areas not open to the general public. NPIAS airports account for almost all enplanements. In 2005, there were approximately 16,500 non-NPIAS...

National Transportation and Economic Trends

KEY: N = data do not exist; R = revised, U = data are not available.

^a Annual estimates as of July 1 of each year. Data include Armed Forces abroad.

^b Industrial Production Index covers manufacturing, mining, and utilities.

Number of Trucks by Weight

KEY: lb = pound.

New and Used Passenger Car and Light Truck Sales and Leases

KEY: R = revised; U = data are not available.

^aNew vehicle leases are sold by the dealer to a finance company that manages the lease, causing them to be included by default in most car sales figures.

^b Used vehicle sales include sales from franchised dealers, independent dealers, and casual sales. 

^c Includes leased vehicles.