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2012 Commodity Flow Survey State Summaries

PDF:  2012 Commodity Flow Survey State Summaries Front MatterAcknowledgmentsIntroductionHighlightsSummary Tables of Inbound and Outbound ShipmentsSummary Tables by Mode of Transportation of Inbound and Outbound ShipmentsStatistical Reliability Tables by Mode of Transportation of Inbound and...

Chapter 5: Transportation Productivity

PDF:  Chapter 5: Transportation Productivity What is Productivity?

In the general sense, “productivity” refers to the rate at which workers produce goods or complete work. Economic productivity, however, has a more precise definition: it is the ratio of total output to the inputs used in the...

Introduction

Transportation plays a vital role in the American economy: it makes economic activity possible, and serves as a major economic activity in its own right.

This report is BTS's first stand-alone volume on transportation and the economy, and uses a variety of data series to...

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 Director...