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highway_retail_diesel_price.xls
Weekly data, not seasonally adjusted
Diesel prices are an important cost component of freight trucking transportation. Changes in diesel prices impact the behavior of producers and consumers, modal mix, and ultimately the overall...
highway_retail_gasoline_price.xls
Weekly data, not seasonally adjusted
Gasoline prices are an important cost component of highway transportation. Changes in gasoline prices affect the demand for highway transportation, especially as can be seen in vehicle-miles...
us_surface_trade_with_canada_mexico.xlsExc
Value of U.S. - Canada trade (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)
Value of U.S. - Mexico trade (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)
Transborder freight data is useful in monitoring the value and modal...
transportation_employment.xls
Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted
Employment in for-hire transportation industries is a signal of demand in the economy. In the May 2011 edition of Occupational Employment Statistics, 68 percent of employees in for-hire...
personal_spending_on_transportation.xls
Quarterly data, seasonally adjusted annual rate
Personal spending on transportation measures consumption of transportation by households. It is also a component of gross domestic product. The historic series is a signal of long...
transportation_services_index.xls
Monthly data, seasonally adjusted
The Transportation Services Index (TSI) is a measure of the month-to-month changes in the output of services provided by the for-hire transportation industry. The index can be examined together with...
rail_fatalities.xls
Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted
Improving safety is the top priority of the United States Department of Transportation. The number of railroad deaths (excluding public highway crossings) continues a downward trend. For the five-year period...
air_fatalities.xls
Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted
Improved safety is the foremost goal of the United States Department of Transportation. The Federal Aviation Administration regulates safety, and the National Transportation Safety Board (independent of the U.S...
highway_fatalities.xls
Quarterly data
Improved safety is the foremost goal of the U.S. Department of Transportation, and highway fatalities accounted for 94% of all transportation fatalities in 2009. (BTS, National Transportation Statistics) Traffic fatalities were...