Table 8. TSAs' Commodity-by-Industry Direct Requirements by Industry Sector: 1997

(Direct requirements per dollar of industry output at producers' prices)

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Table 7 TSAs' Use of Major Commodity Groups by Industry Sector: 1997

(Millions of dollars at producers' prices)

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Table 6 TSAs' Make of Major Commodity Groups by Industry Sector: 1997

(Millions of dollars at producers' prices)

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Table 5 For-Hire and In-House Transportation Industries Included in the 1997 TSAs

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Table 4 Top Four Users of Transportation Services: 1992 and 1997

(Based on comparable methodology)

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Table 3 Contribution of Transportation Services to Gross Domestic Product (GDP): 1992 and 1997

(Based on comparable methodology)

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Table 2 Top Three Users of Transportation Services: 1997

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Table 1 Contribution of Transportation Services to Gross Domestic Product (GDP): 1997

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Summary

The Transportation Satellite Accounts (TSAs) provide a means for measuring the contribution of transportation services to the national economy. Prior to the TSAs, the magnitude of transportation services had long been underestimated, as most national...

The Role of Transportation in the Economy

As mentioned, the TSAs can be used for conducting studies related to the role of transportation in the economy. The following discusses findings from the 1997 TSAs as applied to analyses examining the...