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TRANSPORTATION ENERGY USE

TRANSPORTATION ENERGY USE Transportation Energy Consumption (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

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Transportation accounts for about 28 percent of U.S. energy consumption. Petroleum accounts for nearly all (about 97 percent) of the transportation sectors energy...

CRUDE OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS SPILLS IN U.S. WATERS

CRUDE OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS SPILLS IN U.S. WATERS Reported Spills of Petroleum and Petroleum Products into U.S. Waters (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

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NOTE: The spike in 1990 was caused by one tanker spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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AVERAGE MOTOR VEHICLE MILES PER GALLON

AVERAGE MOTOR VEHICLE MILES PER GALLON Average Motor Vehicle Miles Per Gallon (annual data)

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a Includes motorcycles through 1989.

2000 data are preliminary

Since 1979, the average fuel rate of passenger cars, vans, pickup...

AIR POLLUTANT EMISSIONS FROM TRANSPORTATION

AIR POLLUTANT EMISSIONS FROM TRANSPORTATION Index of Key Air Pollutant Emissions from Transportation (annual data)

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Modal Shares of Key Air Pollutants from Transportation, 1999

Despite rapid growth in vehicle use over the past two decades, emissions of...

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 These reports are provided as a historical reference.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

WORLD CRUDE OIL PRICES

WORLD CRUDE OIL PRICES World Crude Oil Prices (weekly data, not seasonally adjusted)

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The world price of crude oil is the most important factor influencing domestic motor fuel prices, since oil imports make up more than half of the U.S. oil supply. Motor fuel...

VALUE OF U.S. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

VALUE OF U.S. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS U.S. International Trade in Goods (monthly data, seasonally adjusted)

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International trade represents a growing share of the U.S. economy. Changes in the level of both imports and exports affect the level of demand for...

VALUE OF TRANSPORTATION-RELATED IMPORTS

VALUE OF TRANSPORTATION-RELATED IMPORTS Components of Transportation-Related Imports (quarterly data, seasonally adjusted)

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The transportation sectors trade balance has been negative for many years. The strong growth of imports, together with much slower growth of...

VALUE OF TRANSPORTATION-RELATED EXPORTS

VALUE OF TRANSPORTATION-RELATED EXPORTS Components of Transportation-Related Exports (quarterly data, seasonally adjusted)

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Transportation-related exports contribute to U.S. GDP and employment, which help retain the U.S. industrial base.

Exports (billions...

VALUE PER METRIC TON OF U.S. WATERBORNE IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

VALUE PER METRIC TON OF U.S. WATERBORNE IMPORTS AND EXPORTS U.S. International Waterborne Commerce, Imports and Exports (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

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Approximately 40 percent by value (75 percent in terms of tonnage) of cargo carried in U.S. foreign...