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Surface freight is useful in monitoring the value and modal patterns of trade with Canada and...
Car and truck sales can be seen as an indicator of future demands to be placed on transportation infrastructure. Trends in sales for particular types of vehicles may also have...
The Employment Cost Index (ECI) measures changes in the cost of labor to employers. Since the ECI is a fixed-employment-weighted index...
Employment in transportation supporting industries accounts for over half of total transportation-related industry employment. Automotive dealers and...
Income and...
One broad measure of transportation employment is...
Advance retail sales are a leading indicator of retailers sales expectations and may suggest future demand for commercial transportation services. Retail stores may require faster and...
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of the Labor Statistics, "Price & Living Conditions: Average Price Data. "http://www.bls.gov/sahome.html.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, "Retail Gasoline Prices" and "On-Highway Diesel Prices." Internet site: http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/special/gasoline_update/...
Train-miles per employee hour is one measure for labor productivity in railroad transportation.
Total train miles includes yard-switching miles.
Rail...