5-8 Motor Vehicle Gas Prices: Jan. 1980–July 2014
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dollars per gallon
Month Nominal price Chained price Jan-1980 1.13 3.45 Feb-1980 1.21 3.64 Mar-1980 1.25...General
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6 Safety
Transportation safety is the top priority of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Although progress has been made in reducing fatalities, over 30 percent of deaths due to unintentional injury involve transportation.
6-1 Transportation Fatalities by Mode 6-2 Transportation Injuries...5-7 Employment in Transportation- Related Industries
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thousands
Category 2002 2012 For-hire transportation and warehousing 4,224 4,415 Air 564 458 Rail 218 230...5-6 Transportation Services Index: Jan. 2000–June 2014
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Chain-type Index: 2000 = 100, seasonally adjusted
Month TSI-Freight TSI-Passenger TSI-Combined Jan-2000 105.6 94.6 102.0 Feb-2000...5-5 Household Transportation Expenses: 1985–2013
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Year Nominal dollars Percent of pre-tax income 1985 4,587 18.3 1986 4,842 19.0 1987 4,600 16.8...5-4 Household Expenses by Category: 2013
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percent of average annual household expenses
Category Dollars Percent Housing 17,148 34 Transportation 9,004 18 Vehicle...5-3 Transportation-Related Final Demand
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billions of chained 2009 dollars
Category 2002 2012 Personal consumption of transportation 971 909 Motor vehicles and parts 383 358 Motor...5-2 U.S. Transportation Spending: 1995–2012
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Year Billions of nominal dollars Percent of GDP 1995 692 9.0 1996 750 9.3 1997 816 9.5 1998...5-1 U.S. GDP by Spending Category: 2012
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percent of GDP
Category Billions of dollars Percent Education 1,115 7 Transportation 1,425 9 Food 1,589...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.
5-1 U.S. GDP by Spending Category: 2012 5-2 U.S. Transportation...