TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY PROFIT AND INCOME

Income of For-Hire Transportation Industries (quarterly data, before adjustment for capital depreciation, seasonally adjusted)

Corporate Profit of For-Hire Transportation Industries (quarterly data, seasonally adjusted)

TRANSPORTATION EMPLOYMENT

Total Civilian and Transportation Employment (monthly data, seasonally adjusted)

Share of Transportation and Related Industry Employment in Total Employment (monthly data, seasonally adjusted)

One broad measure of transportation...

RETAIL SALES AND TRANSPORTATION DEMAND

Advance Retail Sales (monthly data, seasonally adjusted)

Advance retail sales are a leading indicator of retailers sales expectations and may suggest future demand for commercial transportation services. Retail stores may require...

RETAIL GASOLINE PRICES OF SELECTED METROPOLITAN AREAS, JUNE 2001

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of the Labor Statistics, "Price & Living Conditions: Average Price Data. "http://www.bls.gov/sahome.html.

REGIONAL RETAIL MOTOR FUEL PRICES AS OF JULY 16, 2001

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/...

RAILROAD LABOR PRODUCTIVITY

Rail Operations: Train-Miles per Employee Hour (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Train-miles per employee hour is one measure for labor productivity in railroad transportation.

Total train miles includes yard-switching miles....

PUBLIC EXPENDITURES ON CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS AND STREETS

Public Expenditure on Construction: Highways and Streets (monthly data at annual rate, seasonally adjusted)

Highways and streets are the largest component of public transportation infrastructure spending....

PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH

Labor Productivity Index: Output per Employee (annual data)

Productivity growth is the ultimate source for the increases of a nation's economic wealth and living standards. Transportation has been one of the leading sectors in productivity growth...

PRODUCER PRICES OF RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

Producer Price Index: Breakdown of Railroad Transportation (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

NOTE: U.S Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics reports missing data for April 1999 for...

PRODUCER PRICES OF RAILROAD EQUIPMENT

Producer Price Index: Railroad Equipment (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Rail equipment represents a major cost to rail service providers.