4-7 Weight of U.S.-International Merchandise Trade by Mode of Transportation: 2011 (thousands of short tons)
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Exports Modal % Imports Modal % Total trade Total modal % Total 837,420 100.0 1,136,887 100.0 1,974,307 100.0...General
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4-6 Value of U.S. International Merchandise Trade by Mode of Transportation: 2011 (millions of current U.S. dollars)
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Exports Modal % Imports Modal % Total trade Total modal % Total 1,480,665 100.0 2,206,956 100.0 3,687,622 100.0...4-5 Freight Shipments within the U.S. by Mode: 2007
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Freight Shipments within the U.S. by Mode: 2007
Mode Value ($ billions) Tons (millions) Ton-miles (billions) Total 16,520 18,579 5,740...4-4 Employment in Transportation and Selected Transportation- Related Industries(a): 1990, 2000, 2010, 2011 (thousands)
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1990200020102011Total U.S. labor force (Nonfarm)109,487131,785129,874131,359Total transportation related labor forceb12,31613,90712,086UTransportation as a percent of U.S. total11.210.69.3UFor-hire transport & warehousing3,4764,4104,1914,...4-3 Transportation Services Index (TSI): January 1990–August 2012 (seasonally adjusted)
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Note: The TSI total is a monthly measure of the volume of services provided by for-hire transportation industries in the United States using 2000 as the base year.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration...
4-1 U.S. Gross Domestic Product by Major Spending Category: 2011
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aIncludes transportation-related goods (e.g., vehicles and fuel) and services (e.g., auto insurance), private investment in transportation-related structures and equipment, net exports related to transportation, and change in motor vehicles inventory. bIncludes all other...
4 Economic Competitiveness
Transportation is a major sector of the U.S. economy. It moves people and goods, employs millions of workers, generates revenue, and consumes resources and services produced by other sectors of the economy. In 2011, transportation-related goods and services contributed $1.6 trillion to the $...
3-15 Percentage of Flight Delay Minutes by Cause: 2011
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Notes: A flight is considered delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes later
than the scheduled arrival. Delayed minutes are calculated for delayed flights only. When multiple causes are assigned to one delayed flight, each cause is prorated based on delayed...
3-14 Percentage of On-Time Departures and Arrivals at Major U.S. Airports: 2011
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DeparturesRankAirport (Code)Percentage1Seattle, WA (SEA)88.02Salt Lake City, UT (SLC)87.83Portland, OR (PDX)87.84Tampa, FL (TPA)84.45Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN (MSP)83.9ArrivalsRankAirport (Code)Percentage1Salt Lake City, UT (SLC)86.42Phoenix, AZ (PHX)84.93Seattle, WA (SEA)84.14Portland,...