1. Introduction

Transportation investment is defined as additions to transportation fixed assets. Transportation fixed assets refers to structures, motor vehicles, and other machinery and equipment, which are used in the provision of transportation services for more than one year. Due to data...

Figure 10 - Growth of investment in rolling stock by sector compared with growth in GDP, 1988-2003

(Annual growth in percent)

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Note: All growth rates are calculated based on...

Figure 6 - Investment in transportation infrastructure as percentage of GDP by mode: 1987-2003

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Figure 2 - Growth in transportation investment by type of asset and U.S. GDP: 1988-2003

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Note: All growth rates are calculated based on chained 2000...

Figure 6 - Investment in transportation infrastructure as percentage of GDP by mode: 1987-2003

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Note: Details do not add to the total investment, because the total includes parking and investments of establishments...

3. Review of Literature

The literature review covers the various research studies on the link between transportation investment and economic development. This literature review is intended to draw implications regarding the type, structure, and level of detail of transportation investment data...

Figure 8 - Investment in rolling stock as percentage of GDP by sector and by mode, average for 1987-2003

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Notes: Transportation industries include establishments involved in providing railroad transportation, local...

Figure 4 - Investment in transportation infrastructure as percentage of GDP by sector: 1987-2003

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Figure 13 - Business transportation investment by transportation and non-transportation industries, average for 1987-2003

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Figure 1 - Transportation investment as percentage of GDP by type of asset: 1987-2003

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Note: Other equipment includes transportation industries' investment in different types of equipment, such as computers...