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Quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted
Freight carried by rail accounts for a very large share of transportation activity in the U.S. In the 2012 Commodity Flow Survey, rail acounted for 47% of national ton-miles. Coal accounted for just under half of this...
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Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted
The air mode is generally used for shipments that are time-sensitive and high-value. BTS collects data for air freight and mail that moves on U.S. carriers' domestic and international operating entities....
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Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted
According to National Transportation Statistics, in 2011, 6% of workers used public transit as their principal means of getting to their place of work. A higher proportion of workers in urban areas use transit to get to...
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Revenue Passenger-Miles (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)
Load Factor (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)
Load factor measures usage by capacity. It is calculated by dividing passenger-miles (the aggregation of trip lengths for...
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Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) officially began service in May 1971. Amtrak serves more than 500 stations in 46 states and operates over a network of more than 21,000 route miles. Ridership is highly...
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Revenue Passenger-Miles (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)
Load Factor (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)
Airline revenue passenger-miles (RPM) are a measure of intensity of use of the air travel system. In 2013, the 741 million...
Source: Unadjusted vehicle miles traveled (VMT) from U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highways Administration; VMT seasonally adjusted by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
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In 2013, airlines based in the United States originated 741 million passengers. Eighty-seven percent of passengers had a destination in the United States, and 13 percent had an international destination. For international...
Note: August is the peak month prior to adjustment; February is the lowest month prior to adjustment
Source: Unadjusted vehicle miles traveled (VMT) from U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highways Administration; VMT seasonally adjusted by...
Source: Data provided by U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) to the U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Data collected by FHWA for their monthly Traffic Volume and Trends report: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/...