Table 1. Value Added by Transportation Mode and Year, 2002–2006 (current dollars, billions)

The Transportation Satellite Accounts: Findings From 2002–2006

The Transportation Satellite Accounts (TSAs) provide a means for measuring the contribution of transportation services to the national economy. Prior to the TSAs, the magnitude of transportation services had long been underestimated, as most national measures counted only the value of for-...

Acknowledgments

Anthony FoxxSecretary

Victor MendezActing Deputy Secretary

Gregory WinfreeAssistant Secretary for Research and Technology

Patricia HuDirector

Rolf SchmittDeputy Director

Author Theresa...

Transportation Satellite Accounts 2002-2006

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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...

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.

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...

Major U.S. Air Carriers On-Time Performance

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U.S. Major Air Carrier Domestic On-time Arrival Performance (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

The share of flights arriving on time is a measure of service quality. Not only is this indicator strongly seasonal, but the data also reflect the effects of...

U.S. Highway Vehicle-Miles Traveled

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Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

Vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) are key data for highway planning and management, and a common measure of roadway use. Along with other data, VMT are often used in estimating congestion, air quality, and potential gas-tax...

Rail Freight Revenue Ton-Miles

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Quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted

Freight carried by rail accounts for a very large share of transportation activity in the U.S. In the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey, rail acounted for 46% of total national ton-miles. Coal accounted for nearly half of this...