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In recent years some transportation modes have seen increases in use, whereas others have experienced decreases. From 2005 to 2011, motorcycle and bus travel increased by 77.4 and 97.8 percent, respecively, whereas car travel declined by 3.6 percent. The number of rail passengers...
Passenger Travel Facts and Figures is a snapshot of the characteristics and trends of personal travel in the United States; the network over which passenger travel takes place; and the related economic, safety, and environmental implications. An electronic version of this publication is...
Anthony FoxxSecretary
Victor MendezActing Deputy Secretary
Gregory WinfreeAssistant Secretary for Research and Technology
Bureau of Transportation StatisticsPatricia HuDirector
Rolf SchmittDeputy Director
Author Theresa...
Airline freight and passenger data
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) collects and compiles data on the volume of revenue passengers, freight, and mail traffic handled and...
Air carrier: Certificated provider of scheduled and nonscheduled services.
Chained dollars: A method to measure real changes in dollar values between years that uses chain-type indexes, rather than constant dollars. The method first calculates the real changes between adjacent...
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Estimates are based on preliminary data from the 2012 Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive
NAICSCode (1)NAICS description2012 Value(million $)2012 Tons(thousands)2012 Ton-miles (2)(millions)2012 Average miles per shipmentValue CV (3)Tons CVTon-...Excel
Estimates are based on preliminary data from the 2012 Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive
Shipment Weight2012 Value(million $)Value (Percent of Total)2012 Tons(thousands)Tons (Percent of Total)2012 Ton-miles (1)(millions)Ton-miles (Percent of...Excel
Estimates are based on preliminary data from the 2012 Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive
Distance Shipped (1)(Based on Great Circle Distance)2012 Value(million $)Value (Percent of Total)2012 Tons(thousands)Tons (Percent of Total)2012 Ton–...Excel
Estimates are based on preliminary data from the 2012 Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive
Mode of transportation (1)2012 Ton–miles (2)(millions)Ton-miles (Percent of Total)2012 Average miles per shipmentTon-miles CV (3)Standard Error for Ton-...Excel
Estimates are based on preliminary data from the 2012 Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive
Mode of transportation2012 Value(million $)Value (Percent of Total)2012 Tons(thousands)Tons (Percent of Total)2012 Ton–miles (1)(millions)Ton-miles (...