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...

4-6 Amtrak On-time Performance: FY1990–FY2014

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Note: On-time performance is a percentage measure of train performance. A train is considered on-time if it arrives at the final destination, or end-point, within an allowed number of minutes, or tolerance, of its scheduled arrival...

4-5 U.S. Major Airport Performance Rankings: 2014

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Note: Flights arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of scheduled arrival time are on time.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, available at www...

4-4 U.S. Airport Delays by Cause: 2014

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aIncludes weather events that prevent flying. Other weather delays that slow operations are included under other categories. bDelay resulting from a previous flight with the same aircraft arriving late.

Key: NAS =...

4-3 U.S. Airport On-time Performance: 1995–2014

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Note: Flights arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of scheduled arrival time are on time.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, available at www...

4-2 Top 10 Urban Congested Area Rankings: 2014

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Note: The Methodology was updated to reflect more comprehensive data collection efforts for each of the 471 U.S. urban areas.

Source: Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2015 Urban Mobility Scorecard, available...

4-1 Road Congestion: 1985–2014

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Notes: The methodology used to calculate congestion performance measures was updated to reflect more comprehensive data collection including congestion estimates for each of the 471 U.S. urban areas.

Source: Texas A...

4 Performance

The physical capacity of the U.S. transportation system has not kept pace with growth in travel and commerce. The resulting congestion and delays have significant impacts on passengers and freight shippers.