Timely, high-quality national stats from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Autos include all passenger cars, including station wagons. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis releases auto and truck sales data, which are used in the preparation of estimates of personal consumption expenditures.

Autos include all passenger cars, including station wagons. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis releases auto and truck sales data, which are used in the preparation of estimates of personal consumption expenditures.

A monthly measure of the volume of services performed by the for-hire transportation sector. The index covers the activities of for-hire trucking, freight railroad services, inland waterway traffic, pipeline movements, and air freight.

Urban rail includes heavy rail, commuter rail, light rail, streetcar rail, and hybrid rail. The Federal Highway Administration estimates monthly transit ridership, released as part of the National Transit Database. Ridership estimates have been adjusted to account for changes in data collection over time. Starting in January 2012, data for Small System Waiver agencies that do not have a mode are reported under motor bus. Data reported under hybrid rail are reported under their classifications prior to January 2012.

Freight and mail carried by U.S. airlines in all service classes (schedule and nonscheduled) on international flights. A revenue ton-mile is the movement of one ton of revenue cargo carried for one mile. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics air traffic data from U.S. air carriers and international carriers operating within the U.S.

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics releases non-seasonally adjusted air traffic data based on monthly reports from commercial U.S. air carriers.

Employed persons include people aged 16 years and older in the civilian noninstitutional population who did any work at all as paid employees; worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a member of the family; and all those who were not working but who had jobs or businesses from which they were temporarily absent. The Bureau of Labor Statistics produces industry estimates of nonfarm payroll employment as part of the Current Population Survey.

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics releases non-seasonally adjusted air traffic data based on monthly reports from commercial U.S. air carriers.

The Federal Highway Administration estimates vehicle miles traveled on all roads and streets in each month.