Chapter 2 Natural Resources and Mining Sector

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This chapter provides an overview of the contribution of the natural resources and mining sector to the economy and the use of transportation services by the sector.

The natural resources and mining...

Chapter 1 Introduction

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The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) estimates that transportation directly created $692.0 billion of economic activity by moving goods in 2014. BTS measures this contribution to the gross domestic product in the Transportation Satellite Accounts (TSAs...

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Anthony Foxx Secretary of Transportation

Victor Mendez Deputy Secretary of Transportation

Gregory Winfree Assistant Secretary for...

Figure 2-10. Characteristics for Shipments Made by Mining (excluding oil and gas) Industry by Mode of Transportation, 2012

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NOTE: Value for modes may not sum to total due to data s

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Commodity Flow Survey 2012, available at www.bts.gov as of Oct. 2015

Figure 8-8. Median Annual Wage and Employment for Most Common Transportation Occupations (Top 3) in Government Sector, 2015

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Figure 8-7. Number of Workers Employed in the Government Sector, 2015

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Figure 8-6. Inputs Required by the Government Sector, 2014

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Figure 8-5. Transportation Required Per Dollar of Output by the Government Sector, 2014

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Figure 8-4. Government Sector's Use of Transportation by Mode, 2014

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