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Chapter 1 Introduction

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The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) estimates that transportation directly created $659.1 billion of economic activity by moving goods in 2012. BTS measures this contribution to the gross domestic product in the Transportation Satellite Accounts (TSAs...

Connecticut

  Value (in millions) Weight (in thousand tons) Total Shipments Originating in Connecticut $271,125 179,846 Percent of Total U.S. shipments (%) 2.0 1.6

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Colorado

  Value (in millions) Weight (in thousand tons) Total Shipments Originating in Colorado $158,800 169,335 Percent of Total U.S. shipments (%) 1.1 1.5

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California

  Value (in millions) Weight (in thousand tons) Total Shipments Originating in California $1,476,407 718,345 Percent of Total U.S. shipments (%) 10.7 6.4

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Arizona

  Value (in millions) Weight (in thousand tons) Total Shipments Originating in Arizona $147,147 117,119 Percent of Total U.S. shipments (%) 1.1 1.0

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Arkansas

  Value (in millions) Weight (in thousand tons) Total Shipments Originating in Arkansas $114,095 121,430 Percent of Total U.S. shipments (%) 0.8 1.1

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Alabama

  Value (in millions) Weight (in thousand tons) Total Shipments Originating in Alabama $214,750 191,500 Percent of Total U.S. shipments (%) 1.6 1.7

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Alaska

  Value (in millions) Weight (in thousand tons) Total Shipments Originating in Alaska $19,848 23958 Percent of Total U.S. shipments (%) 0.1 0.2

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Acknowledgements

U.S. Department of Transportation

Anthony Foxx Secretary of Transportation

 Victor Mendez Deputy Secretary of Transportation

 Gregory Winfree Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Patricia Hu...