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Box 1. Economic Indexes and Indicators

Box 1. Economic Indexes and Indicators

An economic index is a single statistic that is calculated from two or more other economic statistics through an aggregation procedure. Important examples include the Consumer Price Index, which aggregates prices of multiple goods and services, and the...

Table 1: U.S. Domestic Freight Ton-Miles by Mode

Table 1: U.S. Domestic Freight Ton-Miles by Mode

(ton-miles, billions)

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  1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Percent Change 1996 - 2005 Air 13.8 13.9 14.1 14.5 15.8 13.3 13.8 15.1 16.5 15.7...

Figure 4: BTS Ton-mile Calculations by Mode

Figure 4: BTS Ton-mile Calculations by Mode

(Rail, truck, water, & pipeline in trillions, air in billions)

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  1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996...

Figure 4: BTS Ton-mile Calculations, by Mode

Figure 4: BTS Ton-mile Calculations, by Mode

(millions of U.S. dollars)

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NOTE: The figure for air ton-miles (blue) is in billions; the figures for truck, rail, water, and pipeline...

Figure 3: U.S. Domestic Freight Market Share

Figure 3: U.S. Domestic Freight Market Share

(Percent of ton-miles 1996 and 2005)

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  Market share 1996 2005 Air 0.3 0.3 Truck 25.4 28.5 Railroad 33.0 38.2 Water 18.3 13.0 Pipeline...

Figure 3: U.S. Domestic Freight Market Share

Figure 3: U.S. Domestic Freight Market Share

(percent of ton-miles in 1996 and 2005)

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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics...

Figure 2: Index of U.S. Domestic Freight Ton-Miles

Figure 2: Index of U.S. Domestic Freight Ton-Miles

(1996=100)

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  1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Air 100.0 101.0 102.8 105.4 114.9 96.6 100.6 109.7 119.6 114.3 Truck...

Figure 2: Index of U.S. Domestic Freight Ton-Miles

Figure 2: Index of U.S. Domestic Freight Ton-Miles

(1996 = 100)

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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, calculations using...