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U.S. International Trade in Transportation-Related Services

U.S. International Trade in Transportation-Related Services

U.S. trade in transportation services totaled $133.5 billion (in current dollars1) in 2004, up 67 percent from $79.8 billion in 1994 (figure 11-4). However, this growth in transportation-related services trade...

Figure 7-3 - Average Amtrak Revenue per Passenger-Mile: 1993-2003

Figure 7-3 - Average Amtrak Revenue per Passenger-Mile: 1993-2003

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NOTE: To eliminate the effects of inflation over time, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics converted current dollars (see table 7-3 in appendix B) to chained 2000...

BOX 2-B - Classification of Airports in the United States

BOX 2-B - Classification of Airports in the United States

There were nearly 20,000 airports1 in the United States , with about 5,300 of these open to the public and known as public-use airports, as of January 2004. The Federal Aviation Administration includes about 3,...

BOX 5-C - Rail Freight Times Data

BOX 5-C - Rail Freight Times Data

To improve understanding of rail freight travel times, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) calculated the average overall line-haul speeds for the rail freight industry using published rail industry operational performance data....

Labor Productivity in Transportation

Labor Productivity in Transportation

Labor productivity (output per hour) in the for-hire transportation services industries increased by 18 percent from 1992 to 2002. This compares with an increase of 47 percent for all manufacturing and 24 percent for the overall business...

Commuting to Work

Commuting to Work

Nearly 9 out of 10 workers in 2003 traveled to work by car, truck, or van; and most of those who drove to work did so alone (figure 4-9). Between 1993 and 2003, the share of workers driving to work alone rose from 77 to 79 percent, while carpooling declined...