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Chapter 3 Moving Goods
HighlightsIn 2015 freight tonnage and value rose by 6.5 and 8.2 percent, respectively, over 2012 levels, fully rebounding from declines during the December 2007–June 2009 economic recession.The U.S. freight transportation system moved 49.5 million tons of goods valued at more than $52.7 billion...Chapter 2 Moving People
HighlightsIn 2014 U.S. person-miles of travel (including air travel to, from, and within the United States) totaled about 5.4 trillion—an increase of over 100 billion miles from 2013. About 70 percent of these travel-miles was in cars and other personal vehicles, while air travel accounted for 23...Chapter 1 Extent and Physical Condition of the U.S. Transportation System
HighlightsThe Nation’s transportation assets were valued at approximately $8.1 trillion in 2014, an increase of 17.7 percent over 2010 estimates. Publicly owned infrastructure and equipment accounted for over one-half of transportation capital stock.
Highway lane-miles as well as...
Introduction
The Transportation Statistics Annual Report describes the Nation’s transportation system, the system’s performance, its contributions to the economy, and its effects on people and the environment. This 21st edition of the report is based on information collected or compiled by the Bureau of...
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Acknowledgements
Anthony FoxxSecretary of Transportation
Victor MendezDeputy Secretary of Transportation
Gregory WinfreeAssistant Secretary for Research and Technology
Sophie ShulmanDeputy Assistant Secretary forResearch and Technology
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
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Front Matter
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