Figure 2-3 Contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Industry Sector, 2015 (percent)

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Box 2-3 What is Value Added?

Transportation Value Added is a measure of the contribution of the transportation sector to gross domestic product (GDP) based on the difference between the value of the transportation services sold and the goods and services used to produce transportation. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (...

Figure 2-2 Final Demand for Goods and Services by Major Social Function, 2014

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Figure 2-1 GDP Components of Transportation-Related Final Demand, 1999 to 2014 (billions, chained 2009 dollars)

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Box 2-2 Transportation-Related Final Demand

Transportation-related final demand is the most complete measure of transportation’s role in the economy, specifically gross domestic product (GDP). Transportation-related final demand includes:

For-hire transportation services

Motor vehicle purchases...

Box 2-1 National Income Account Terminology

The national income and product accounts use several related terms when discussing the size of the economy and sectors within the economy, such as transportation. These terms are used both in some of the figures in this chapter and other discussions of transportation economics.

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Figure 1-17 Highway Vehicle-Miles Traveled (VMT), 2000 to 2016

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Figure 1-16 Rail Passenger-Miles, 2000 to 2016

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Figure 1-15 Public Transit Ridership, 2000 to 2016

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