State and Local Government Transportation Construction Value

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Highway and Street Construction (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

The value of transportation construction shows the investment in new and rebuilt infrastructure. In the near-term, this construction creates jobs. The long-term effect of improved...

National Highway Construction Cost Index

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Quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted

U.S. Highway Vehicle-Miles Traveled

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Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

Vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) are key data for highway planning and management, and a common measure of roadway use. Along with other data, VMT are often used in estimating congestion, air quality, and potential gas-tax...

Rail Freight Revenue Ton-Miles

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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...

U.S. Air Carrier Cargo Revenue Ton-Miles

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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.

Transit Ridership

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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...

Amtrak Revenue Passenger-Miles and Load Factor

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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...

Amtrak Ridership

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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...

Freight Rail Yields

Operating Yield (quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted)

For freight, revenue per ton-mile is a measure of operating yield. This is a way of showing the average price paid by freight rail users. Yields break down into costs (such as fuel and labor) and profits...

Amtrak Ticket Prices and Yields

Average Amtrak ticket prices (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Amtrak ticket yield (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Ticket yield is a normalized measure of revenue, based on the amount of service provided....