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)

Table 3-11: Number of North American Cruises by Destination, 2008-2011

Table 3-10: Buses Compliant with the Americans with Disability Act, by Bus Size, 1998-2011

Table 3-9: Stations Compliant with the Americans with Disability Act, 1997-2011

Table 3-8: Amtrak On-Time Performance Trends and Hours of Delay by Cause, Various Fiscal Years

Table 3-7: Top 10 Months for Percentage of Flights Canceled Due to Weather, June 2003 to November 2013

Figure 3-5 U.S. Airport Delays by Cause: 2012

(percent of delayed time)

Table 3-6: Top 10 Airlines by Domestic Enplanements, 2011 v. 2012

(in millions of enplaned passengers; based on T-100 Domestic Market Data)

Table 3-5: Top 10 Domestic Air Markets by Number of Enplanements, 2011 v. 2012

(in millions of enplaned passengers; based on T-100 Domestic Market Data)