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MMTC = million metric tons of carbon
Tons of carbon can be converted to tons of carbon dioxide by multiplying by 3.667.
Carbon dioxide...
BTU - British Thermal Unit
The average heat content of motor gasoline is 129,024 BTU per gallon. One quadrillion BTU is...
Transportation accounts for about 28 percent of U.S. energy consumption. Petroleum accounts for nearly all (about 97 percent) of the transportation sectors energy use. Petroleum...
NOTE: The spike in 1990 was caused by one tanker spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Crude...
Despite rapid growth in vehicle use over the past two decades, emissions of carbon monoxide (...
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 These reports are provided as a historical reference.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...
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...
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...
The transportation sectors trade balance has been negative for many years. The strong growth of imports, together with much slower growth of...
Transportation-related exports contribute to U.S. GDP and employment, which help retain the U.S. industrial base.
Exports (...