Chapter 3 - State of Transportation Statistics

Transportation statistics arise from an array of data systems each constructed for specific, sometimes narrow, purposes. These systems exist much like a collection of pieces from different jigsaw puzzles of the same picture. The pieces answer some...

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Box 2

Two national estimates of passenger-miles of travel (pmt) are available; they differ in coverage, methodology, and other factors. The 2000 pmt data presented in this section come from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) publication, National...

Box 1

The data in this report come from a variety of sources—principally, from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and other operating administrations of the Department of Transportation. However, other sources are federal government agencies, such as...

Chapter 1 - Summary

In this edition of the Transportation Statistics Annual Report, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has focused on transportation indicators related to 15 specific topics (chapter 2) and on the overall state of transportation statistics (chapter 3).

Appendix A: Glossary

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14 CFR 121 (air): Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14, part 121. Prescribes rules governing the operation of domestic, flag, and supplemental...

Acknowledgments

Norman Y. Mineta Secretary

Rick Kowalewski Deputy Director

William J. Chang Associate Director for Information Systems

John V. Wells Chief Economist

Jeremy...

TABLE 2 Labor Productivity of the For-Hire Transportation Industries: 1990-2000

Index: 1990 = 100.0

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TABLE 13/14 Travel Time Index and Change by Metro Area Population for 75 Metro Areas: 1990 and 2000

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TABLE 117b Passenger-Miles, Energy Consumption, and Energy Efficiency: 1990-2000

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