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Chapter 4: Economic Characteristics of Passenger Travel and Tourism
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Transportation is both a component of U.S. economic output and a contributor to the economy. The Nation’s economic output for 2011, measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), includes nearly $1.5 trillion in the transportation sector (table 4-1). The largest portion of GDP...
Table 4-1: U.S. GDP by Spending Category, Various Years
(current dollars, in billions)
1991 2000 2005 2009 2010 2011 Total GDP 5,992.1 9,951.5 12,623.0 13,973.7 14,498.9 15,075.7...Table 3-11: Number of North American Cruises by Destination, 2008-2011
Destination 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total 4,228 4,119 4,208 4,217 Western Caribbean 1,096 1,075 1,156 1,141...Table 3-10: Buses Compliant with the Americans with Disability Act, by Bus Size, 1998-2011
Year (based on seating capacity) < 25 seats 25-35 seats > 35 seats Articulated bus Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number...Table 3-9: Stations Compliant with the Americans with Disability Act, 1997-2011
Year Mode Bus Commuter rail Light rail Heavy rail Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent...Table 3-8: Amtrak On-Time Performance Trends and Hours of Delay by Cause, Various Fiscal Years
2000 2010 2011 2012 On-time performance, total percent (weighted) 78.2 79.7 78.1 83.0 Short distance (<400 miles), percent 82.0 80....Table 3-7: Top 10 Months for Percentage of Flights Canceled Due to Weather, June 2003 to November 2013
Year Month Total Scheduled Flights Weather Canceled Flights Percent Weather Canceled 2010 February 483,270 20,214 4.18 2011 February 455,516...Figure 3-5 U.S. Airport Delays by Cause: 2012
(percent of delayed time)
Cause Percent Aircraft arriving late 41.4% Air carrier delay 31.9% NAS delay 22.5% Extreme weathera 4.0...Table 3-6: Top 10 Airlines by Domestic Enplanements, 2011 v. 2012
(in millions of enplaned passengers; based on T-100 Domestic Market Data)
2012 Rank Airline 2011 2012 Percent Change 2011-2012 1 Southwest 110.6 112.3 1.5...