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Sales Price of Transportation Fuel to End-Users

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https://data.bts.gov/stories/s/5bfv-z8ek#sales-price-of-fuel-by-mode

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Shaded areas are economic recessions. Motor gasoline and on-highway diesel fuel prices are retail prices and include taxes paid by the end-user. Gasoline price is the average retail price for regular and premium (leaded and unleaded) gasoline. On-highway diesel does not include bio-diesel or other alternative fuels. Jet fuel prices are based on sales to end...

For-Hire Transportation Industry’s Contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Mode

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https://data.bts.gov/stories/s/smrm-36nv#for-hire-transportation-

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The GDP value used to calculate percent contribution is larger than the GDP value published in the National Accounts, because it includes the contribution of household transportation. Other for-hire transportation includes: pipeline, transit and ground passenger transportation; sightseeing transportation and transportation support; courier and messenger services...

TET 2017 - Chapter 7 - Government Transportation Revenues And Expenditures

Federal, state, and local governments play a major role in providing transportation services and infrastructure in the United States. Governments spend funds on critical activities like building highways, operating the nation’s air traffic control system, and maintaining transit facilities. These funds come from several government revenue sources, including user fees, taxes, bonds, and grants.

TET 2017 - Chapter 6 - Household Spending On Transportation

 Household spending on transportation is a large expense for American households. It influences many of their personal decisions, including where they live and work. This chapter explores three national measures of household spending on transportation:

1. Personal Consumption Expenditures, which measure total national household spending on transportation;
2. The Consumer Expenditure Survey, which measures individual household spending on transportation; and