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Multifactor Productivity

Multifactor Productivity

Multifactor productivity (MFP) in air transportation increased by 16 percent between 1991 and 2001 (an average annual rate of 1.5 percent), while in the overall private business sector, MFP increased by 10 percent (just under 1 percent annually) (figure 1-3). Thus, the...

Geography of Domestic Freight Flows

Geography of Domestic Freight Flows

The U.S. transportation system carried 18 percent more tons of freight in 2002 than in 1993 [2]. This growth was unevenly distributed in terms of geography and by mode, in part because of the differing characteristics of truck, waterborne, and rail modes and...

Daily Passenger Travel - Box 5-A

Daily Passenger Travel - Box 5-A 2001 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS)

The 2001 NHTS was sponsored by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and the Federal Highway Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Households were asked about all the trips1 they took on a...

Figure 11-7 - Urban Bridge Condition by Functional Class: 2002

Figure 11-7 - Urban Bridge Condition by Functional Class: 2002

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NOTES: Functionally obsolete refers to bridges that do not have the lane widths, shoulder widths, or vertical clearances adequate to serve traffic demand, or the bridge may...

Figure 9-10 - Serious Motor Vehicle-Related Injuries by Type: 2002

Figure 9-10 - Serious Motor Vehicle-Related Injuries by Type: 2002

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NOTES: A minor injury is one in which the victim was treated and released. A serious injury is one in which the victim was either hospitalized or treated and transferred...

Years of Potential Life Lost from Transportation Accidents - Box 9-B

Years of Potential Life Lost from Transportation Accidents - Box 9-B Data for Calculating Years of Potential Life Lost

Data used here come from a national mortality database compiled by the Centers for Disease Control’s National Center for Health Statistics. Years of potential...