Summary of Social and Economic Characteristics of the United States: 1980-2000

Transportation Indicators Highlights - July 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 These reports are provided as a historical reference.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....

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...

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...

INTERDICTIONS OF ILLEGAL ALIENS

Alien Interdictions (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

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...

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 These reports are provided as a historical reference.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

TRANSPORTATION FATALITIES: ALL MODES

Total Transportation Fatalities (annual data, all modes)

Fatalities represent the most severe safety consequence for the transportation system. According to preliminary estimates, in 2000 there were 44,041 transportation-related...

TRANSIT FATALITIES

Transit fatalities (monthly data)

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 of a transit incident....

RECREATIONAL BOATING FATALITIES

Recreational Boating Fatalities (annual data)

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

RAILROAD AND HIGHWAY-RAIL CROSSING FATALITIES

Railroad and Highway-Rail Crossing Fatalities (annual data, selected series)

Rail and Highway-Rail Fatalities (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

In most years, the overwhelming majority of people killed...