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Transportation Indicators Highlights - June 2001

Transportation Indicators Highlights - June 2001

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 These reports are provided as a historical reference.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....

INTERDICTIONS OF ILLEGAL ALIENS

INTERDICTIONS OF ILLEGAL ALIENS

Alien Interdictions (monthly data)

In recent years, most interdictions have involved people from Haiti, the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), the Dominican Republic, and Cuba. Recently, many interdictions have occurred in the Guam region...

U.S. DEPENDENCE ON OIL IMPORTS

U.S. DEPENDENCE ON OIL IMPORTS

U.S. Petroleum Production, Products Supplied, and Net Imports (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

The United States now imports more petroleum than it produces domestically. U.S. dependence on foreign sources for a product of such...

U.S. COAST GUARD DRUG SEIZURES

U.S. COAST GUARD DRUG SEIZURES

U.S. Coast Guard Drug Seizures (annual data, fiscal years)

U.S. Coast Guard Drug Seizures: Value Seized (annual data, fiscal years)

The U.S. Coast Guard is the key federal agency responsible for U.S. maritime drug...

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 These reports are provided as a historical reference.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.

Due to quality...

INJURED PERSONS: TRANSIT, RAIL, GRADE CROSSINGS, AND BOATING

INJURED PERSONS: TRANSIT, RAIL, GRADE CROSSINGS, AND BOATING

Injured Persons: Transit, Rail, Grade Crossings, and Boating (annual data, selected series)

Since 1990, rail injuries have declined by 55 percent.

Injured Persons by Mode 1998 1999 Transit 55,990 55,...

TRANSIT FATALITIES

TRANSIT FATALITIES

Transit fatalities (monthly data)

(1999 data are preliminary)

Transit includes transit bus, light and heavy transit rail, commuter rail, paratransit, and other transit categories. Transit fatalities are transit-caused deaths confirmed within 30 days...

TRANSPORTATION FATALITIES: ALL MODES

TRANSPORTATION FATALITIES: ALL MODES

Total Transportation Fatalities (annual data, all modes)

(1999 and 2000 data are preliminary, and do not include transit)

Fatalities represent the most severe safety consequence for the transportation system. According to...

RECREATIONAL BOATING FATALITIES

RECREATIONAL BOATING FATALITIES

Recreational Boating Fatalities (annual data)

(1999 data are preliminary)

Most fatalities, injuries, and accidents in water transportation involve recreational boating. Most recreational boating is discretionary, and the purpose of trips...

MOTOR VEHICLE-RELATED HIGHWAY FATALITIES

MOTOR VEHICLE-RELATED HIGHWAY FATALITIES

Fatalities of Highway Vehicle Occupants, Pedestrians, and Bicyclists (annual data)

Highway crashes caused 94 percent of all transportation-related fatalities in 2000. They were the leading cause of death of people ages 5 through...