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Passenger-Miles of Travel - Box

Passenger-Miles of Travel - Box Data on Passenger-Miles of Travel

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 Section 2 come from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)...

U.S. International Trade in Transportation-Related Services - Box

U.S. International Trade in Transportation-Related Services - Box Components of Service Trade

Exports of freight transportation services occur when a U.S. carrier receives payments from a foreign company or individual for transporting merchandise. Imports of freight transportation services...

Transportation Sector Energy Use

Transportation Sector Energy Use

Transportation energy use grew 22 percent between 1991 and 2001, to 28 percent of the nation’s total energy consumption in 2001 (figure 111) [4]. Highway vehicles consumed an estimated 81 percent of transportation sector energy [5].

Still,...

Transportation Energy Efficiency

Transportation Energy Efficiency

Passenger travel was 5 percent more energy efficient in 2000 than in 1990 (figure 117), mainly due to gains by domestic commercial aviation. Improved aircraft fuel economy and increased passenger loads resulted in a 32 percent increase in commercial air...

Travel by Mode

Travel by Mode

Personal vehicles1 are the predominant means by which people travel in the United States on a daily basis. In 2001, 87 percent of person trips and 88 percent of person-miles were made in personal vehicles (figure 29 and figure 30). Walking and riding a bicycle accounted for...

Figure 30 - Modal Share of Person-Miles: 2001

Figure 30 - Modal Share of Person-Miles: 2001

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NOTE: The 2001 National Household Travel Survey “travel period” data were not available when this report was prepared. Without these data, vacation trips and...