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Non-Modal

Legacy ID
1191

Employment in For-Hire Transportation and Selected Transportation-Related Industries

KEY: N = data do not exist; R = revised.

a Annual averages.

b Excludes farm employment.

c Does not include Postal service.

d Includes tire manufacturing and tire retreading.

e Does not include motor vehicle wholesalers.

f Not all government agencies are included (e.g., the National Transportation Safety Board).

g The U.S. Department of Transportation was created in 1966. Data are on a fiscal year basis and include permanent civilians as well...

Average Cost of Owning and Operating an Automobile

KEY: U = data are not available.

a All figures reflect the average cost of operating a vehicle 15,000 miles per year in stop and go conditions.

b Prior to 2004, data include oil cost.

c Beginning in 2004, data include oil cost. Beginning in 2017, data include maintenance, repair and tires.

dFixed costs (ownership costs) include insurance, license, registration, taxes, depreciation, and finance charges.

Personal Consumption Expenditures on Transportation by Subcategory

KEY: R = revised; RVs = recreational vehicles.

a Also includes greasing, washing, storage, and leasing.

b Consists of premiums plus premium supplements less normal losses and dividends paid to policyholders for motor vehicles insurance. 

c Consists of baggage charges, coastal and inland waterway fares, travel agents' fees, airports bus fares, and limousine services.

Personal Expenditures by Category

KEY: R = revised.

 

a Includes alcoholic beverages purchased for off-premises consumption and accommodations.

b Includes furnishings, household equipment, and routine household maintenance.