Transportation Economic Trends
Transportation Economic Trends (TET), developed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), highlights transportation's role in the economy and explores changes (trends) over time through a series of interactive charts. TET also explains related concepts and data sources for a general audience.
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Transportation as an Economic Indicator
Value of Transportation Infrastructure and Other Assets
Government Transportation Revenues and Expenditures
- Highway Trust Fund (Highway and Transit Account)
- COVID-19 Stimulus Funding for Transportation in the CARES Act and Other Supplemental Bills
Household Spending on Transportation
- By Income Group
Employment in Transportation
- Monthly Employment Statistics
- Annual Employment Statistics
Transportation Productivity
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The Bureau of Transportation Statistics, part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, is the preeminent source of statistics on commercial aviation, multimodal freight activity, and transportation economics, and provides context to decision makers and the public for understanding statistics on transportation.
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