5-8 Motor Vehicle Gas Prices: Jan. 1980 – Aug. 2015

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Notes: Nominal prices are average monthly prices of regular grade motor vehicle gasoline. Real prices are in September 2015 dollars.

Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Short-Term...

5-7 Employment in Transportation-Related Industries

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thousands

5-6 Transportation Services Index: Jan. 2000–July 2015

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Notes: The Transportation Services Index measures the movement of freight and passengers.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, available at www.bts.gov as of September 2015....

5-5 Household Transportation Expenses: 1985–2014

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, available at www.bls.gov/cex as of September 2015.

5-4 Household Expenses by Category: 2014

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aIncludes alcoholic beverages, cash contributions, education, entertainment, personal care products and services, reading, tobacco products and smoking supplies, and other items.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau...

5-3 Transportation-Related Final Demand

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billions of chained 2009 dollars

5-2 U.S. Transportation Spending: 1995–2013

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Source: As cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 3-9, available at www.bts.gov as of September 2015.

5-1 U.S. GDP by Spending Category: 2013

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aIncludes all other categories (e.g. entertainment, personal care products and services, and payments to pension plans).

Source: As cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics,...

5 Economy

Transportation is a major sector of the U.S. economy. The transportation system moves people and goods, employs millions of workers, generates revenue, and consumes resources and services provided by other sectors.

4-7 Amtrak Delays by Cause: FY2014

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aDelays not attributable to Amtrak or other host railroads, such as customs and immigration, law enforcement action, weather, or waiting for scheduled departure time.

Source: As cited in U.S. Department of...