Highway Capital Stocks - Box

All levels of government, along with the private sector, invest in transportation infrastructure. The resulting infrastructure assets play a key role in U.S. productive capacity, and also contribute to income and...

Figure 1 - Real Growth in Highway Capital Stocks Compared with Vehicle Stocks: 1925-1999

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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Industry and Wealth Data: Fixed Assets, available at http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn2.htm, as of...

Table 1 - Value of U.S. International Merchandise Trade by Mode of Transportation: 1999

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Table 1 - U.S. Gross Domestic Product Attributed to For-Hire Transportation Industries

Millions of current dollars

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Figure 1 - Employment in Transportation-Related Industries: January 1980-January 2001

(Seasonally adjusted)

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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employees on Nonfarm Payrolls by Industry, Februaryruary 2001.

Figure 1 - U.S. Domestic Waterborne Trade: 1985-1999

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SOURCE: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Water Resources Support Center, Waterborne Commerce of the United States, Calender Year 1998; Part 5: National...

Table 1 - Consumer Expenditure Trends

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Chapter 5 - Economic Growth

Containers loaded on ship at the Port of Miami, FL.

Transportation is a vital component of the U.S. economy. As a sizable element of the country's Gross Domestic Product, transportation employs millions of people and...

State of Transportation Statistics - Box 1

This plan, released in February 2000, is aimed at improving transportation statistics needed for data and analysis. The plan identifies six key areas or attributes for data with goals for...

State of Transportation Statistics - Box 2

The 10 research projects identified by the Safety Data Action Plan to improve data quality and fill data gaps will:

1. reengineer Department of Transportation data systems,

2. develop common...