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Operating Yield (quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted)
freight_rail_yields.xls
For freight, revenue per ton-mile is a measure of operating yield. This is a way of showing the average price paid by freight rail users. Yields break down into costs (such as fuel and...
amtrak_ticket_prices_and_yields.xls
Average Amtrak ticket prices (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)
Amtrak ticket yield (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)
Ticket yield is a normalized measure of revenue, based on the amount of service...
rail_fuel_price.xls
Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted
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 railroads during a month,...
domestic_airline_jet_fuel_prices.xls
Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted
Jet fuel prices reported to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) differ from producer prices. Reports to BTS show the cost per gallon of fuel used by an airline during the month...
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...