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Transportation Indicators

Transportation Indicators

NOTE: The final issue of this report was December 2002. These reports are provided as a historical reference. A minimal number of indicators are being updated in the White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

U.S. INLAND WATERWAYS TRADE

U.S. INLAND WATERWAYS TRADE

Transported Tonnage on U.S. Inland Waterways: All Commodities (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Almost 60 percent of the U.S. domestic waterborne trade tonnage is moved on the inland waterways. This market consists of carriers that...

U.S. HIGHWAY VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED

U.S. HIGHWAY VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED

Highway Vehicle Miles Traveled (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Vehicle miles of travel (VMT) are key data for highway planning and management, and a common measure of roadway use. Along with other data, VMT is often used in...

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...

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.

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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 Dec-99 Dec-00 Unlinked trips (in thousands...