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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Figure 8-3. Use of Transportation by the Government Sector, 2014 (current dollars, billions)

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