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The American Landscape: 1990–2013

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aNonfarm payroll employment. bConverted to chained 2009 dollars by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics using the CPI-U-RS price index. Key: GDP = gross domestic product. Note: Graphs with same color trend lines have identical scales...

A Dynamic System

America’s transportation system continues to change along with the population, economy, and employment. The following social and economic trends present a backdrop for the transportation data in this publication.

The American Landscape: 1990–2013 A Closer Look: Jan. 2007–Dec....

About the Pocket Guide to Transportation

The Pocket Guide to Transportation is a compilation of statistics that provide key information and highlight major trends on the U.S. transportation system. Intended as a compact reference, it supports the Bureau of Transportation Statistics mission to create, manage, and share...

Acknowledgments

U.S. Department of Transportation

Anthony Foxx Secretary

Victor Mendez Deputy Secretary

Gregory Winfree Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Patricia Hu Director

Rolf Schmitt Deputy...

Front Matter

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Product Orders Internet: http://www.bts.gov/publications/pocket_guide_to_transportation/2015/

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Pocket Guide to Transportation 2015

PDF: Pocket Guide to Transportation 2015

Front MatterAcknowledgmentsAbout the Pocket Guide to TransportationA Dynamic System1 Infrastructure2 Moving People3 Moving Goods4 Performance5 Economy6 Safety7 EnvironmentGlossary

State and Local Government Transportation Construction Value

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

Air, Land, and Water Transportation Construction (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

The value of transportation construction shows the investment in new and rebuilt...

Capital Expenditures

National Highway Construction Cost Index State and Local Government Transportation Construction Value

National Highway Construction Cost Index

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Quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted

The National Highway Construction Cost Index (NHCCI) is a price index that tracks price changes associated with highway construction costs.

National Highway Construction Cost Index 2013...

Amtrak On-Time Performance

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Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

On-time performance is a measure of service quality and system reliability as Amtrak operates principally over host railroad tracks.

National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) trips of up to 250 miles are...