Number of U.S. Aircraft, Vehicles, Vessels, and Other Conveyances
KEY: N = data do not exist; R = revised; U = data are not available.
aAir carrier aircraft are those carrying passengers or cargo for hire under 14 CFR 121 and 14 CFR 135. Beginning in 1990, the number of aircraft is the monthly average of the number of aircraft reported in use for the last three months of the year. Prior to 1990, it was the number of aircraft reported in use during December of a given year.
b 1991-94 data revised to reflect changes in adjustment for nonresponse bias with 1996 telephone survey factors;...