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Quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted
Billions of revenue ton-miles
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....
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Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted
Million ton-miles
The air mode is generally used for shipments that are time-sensitive and high-value. BTS collects data for air freight and mail that moves on U.S. carriers' domestic and international operating...
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Million unlinked passenger trips
According to National Transportation Statistics, in 2011, 6% of workers used public transit as their principal means of getting to their place of work. A higher proportion of...
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Revenue Passenger-Miles (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)
Millions of passenger-miles
Load Factor (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)
Percent
Load factor measures usage by capacity. It is calculated by dividing...
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Thousand passengers
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) officially began service in May 1971. Amtrak serves more than 500 stations in 46 states and operates over a network of more than 21,000 route...
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Revenue Passenger-Miles (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)
Billion RPM
Load Factor (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)
Load factor (percent)
Airline revenue passenger-miles (RPM) are a measure of intensity of use of the...
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Quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted
Current Dollars
The U.S. air transportation network connects commerce across the country and helps enable personal travel and the tourism industry. Ticket prices reflect costs such as labor, capital, and fuel...
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Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted
Index: July 15, 1990 = 100
Fuel prices affect the prices charged to rail customers, as well as rail company profitability. This data series represents the average monthly price for fuels purchased by freight...