Figure 3-2 - Modal Share of Transportation Industry Employment: 1997

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 1999 (Washington, DC: Forthcoming).

Table 3-2 - Transportation-Related Components of U.S. GDP: 1993-98

(Chained 1992 $ billions)

Figure 3-6 - Government Transportation Revenues by Mode: Fiscal Year 1995

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Government Transportation Financial Statistics: Fiscal Years 1985-95, forthcoming on the BTS website at www.bts.gov.

Figure 3-1 - Characteristics of Household Transportation Expendiutres by Age Group

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Consumer Expenditure Survey," 1996.

Figure 3-5 - Growth in Government Transportation Revenues: 1986-95

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Government Transportation Financial Statistics: Fiscal Years 1985-95, forthcoming on the BTS website at www.bts.gov.

Figure 3-7 - Growth in Government Transportation Expenditures: 1986-95

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Government Transportation Financial Statistics: Fiscal Years 1985-95, forthcoming on the BTS website at www.bts.gov.

Chapter Three - Transportation and the Economy

Transportation continues to play a key role in a growing U.S. economy. It contributes a sizable proportion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), consumes a large amount of the economy’s goods and services, and employs millions of...

Table 3-6 - Net Capital Stock of Highways and Streets

(Current $ billions)

Box 6-1 - Domestic Transportation of International Trade

Legislation and the Department of Transportation’s strategic plan have increased the already considerable interest by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) in the domestic transportation of international trade. The...

Table 6-1 - Transportation Data Needs