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RAIL FREIGHT

RAIL FREIGHT Rail Carloadings- Revenue Ton-Miles (quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted)

The top commodity in U.S. rail carloadings is grain, and grain carloadings declined in 2000 (Association of American Railroads, weekly railroad traffic).

Rail Freight Revenue Ton...

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BY MODE

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BY MODE U.S. Transit Ridership by Mode (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Ridership of heavy rail has been climbing faster than any other mode of public transportation. Bus ridership is almost 60 percent of total transit ridership.

Transit...

PUBLIC TRANSIT

PUBLIC TRANSIT U.S. Transit Ridership (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Public transportation includes transit bus, transit rail, commuter rail, trolleys, and several demand-responsive services.

Transit Ridership    Mar-00   ...

MAJOR U.S. AIR CARRIER ON-TIME PERFORMANCE

MAJOR U.S. AIR CARRIER ON-TIME PERFORMANCE Major U.S. Air Carrier On-Time Performance (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

The number of flights not departing or arriving on time, cancellations, and diversions are measures of service quality.

These indicators are...

FLIGHT AVAILABILITY

FLIGHT AVAILABILITY Domestic Revenue Aircraft Departures (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Average Domestic Flight Stage Length (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Frequency of aircraft departures, the number of connections required for a single trip, and...

ENPLANEMENTS

ENPLANEMENTS Domestic Airline Revenue Enplanements (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Revenue enplanements, the number of passengers boarding aircraft, indicate the demand for gate and luggage services. Enplanements differ from the number of trips because passengers may...

DOMESTIC WATERBORNE FREIGHT

DOMESTIC WATERBORNE FREIGHT Domestic Waterborne Ton-Miles (annual data, not seasonally adjusted)

Domestic waterborne ton-miles show the level of freight flows through U.S. inland, coastal, and Great Lakes waterways. Domestic waterborne ton-miles in the coastwise trade have...

CONTAINER TRAFFIC VOLUME

CONTAINER TRAFFIC VOLUME U.S. International Waterborne Container Trade in Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) (quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted)

International waterborne container traffic, measured in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), helps identify container traffic...

BREAKDOWN OF U.S. INLAND WATERWAYS TRADE

BREAKDOWN OF U.S. INLAND WATERWAYS TRADE Transported Tonnage on U.S. Inland Waterways: Petroleum and Chemicals, and Coal and Coal Products (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Transported Tonnage on U.S. Inland Waterways: Farm and Food Products (monthly data, not seasonally...

AVAILABILITY AND USE OF AIR FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION

AVAILABILITY AND USE OF AIR FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION Domestic Air Freight Ton-Miles (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Though still much smaller than air passenger transportation, air freight is an increasingly important revenue source for the air transportation industry. It includes both...