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U.S. FOREIGN WATERBORNE FREIGHT

U.S. FOREIGN WATERBORNE FREIGHT Tonnage of U.S. Waterborne Imports and Exports (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Import and export tonnage helps identify the volume of cargo flowing through U.S. ports and the resulting vessel traffic on U.S. coastal waters. It also helps...

U.S. ACTIVE PILOTS

U.S. ACTIVE PILOTS U.S. Active Pilot Cerfiticates (annual data)

Average Age of Active Pilot (annual data)

NOTES: Airline Transport pilot- for aircraft engaged in air carrier service. Commercial airplane pilot- for aircraft carrying passengers for compensation...

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 Miles...

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    Jun-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 strongly...

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 the...

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 board...

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 declined...

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...