Figure 5. Top Commodity Transported between the U.S. and Canada for Each Mode of Transportation, October 2017

Figure 2. Percent Change in Value of U.S.-NAFTA Freight Flows by Mode: October 2016-2017

Figure 1. U.S.-NAFTA Freight Value Percent Change from Previous Year, October 2017

Table 4. Value of Monthly U.S.-Mexico Freight Flows by Mode of Transportation, October 2017

Table 3. Value of Monthly U.S.-Canada Freight Flows by Mode of Transportation, October 2017

Table 2. Value of Monthly U.S.-NAFTA Freight Flows by Mode of Transportation, October 2017

Table 1. Value of Monthly U.S.-NAFTA Freight Flows, October 2017

TET 2017 - Chapter 4 - Transportation Employment

 The transportation and warehousing sector and related industries employ over 13.0 million people in a variety of roles, from driving buses to manufacturing cars to building and maintaining ports and railroads (box 4-1). This chapter explores transportation employment by industry, occupation, mode, and state, and highlights the significant role that transportation employment plays in the Nation’s job profile.
 

TET 2017 - Chapter 3 - How Much Does Transportation Cost?

 The cost of transportation stems from the resources it requires—labor, equipment, fuel, and infrastructure. Many resources are purchased by firms that provide transportation services, such as labor purchased by a railroad or fuel bought by a trucking company. Other resources are purchased directly by the users of transportation, such as fuel purchased by households for automobile travel.

TET 2017 - Chapter 1 - Summary Indicators

Transportation makes economic activity possible by enabling the production of goods and services—for instance, in carrying the raw materials needed to manufacture goods. Transportation also serves as a major economic activity itself. Households, businesses, and the government directly consume transportation goods (e.g., vehicles and motor fuel) and services (e.g., public transit and commercial airline transportation) to meet their travel needs.