Economy

Transportation is a major sector of the U.S. economy. The transportation system moves people and goods, employs millions of workers, generates revenue, and consumes resources and services provided by other sectors.

U.S. GDP by Spending Category

Key: GDP = gross domestic product.

Notes:
Other includes all other categories (e.g., entertainment, personal care products and services, and payments to pension plans). Percents may not add to 100 due to rounding.

Source:
As cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 3-9, available at www.bts.gov/nts.

U.S. Transportation Spending

Key: GDP = gross domestic product.

Source:
As cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 3-9, available at www.bts.gov/nts.
Key: GDP = Gross Domestic Product

Notes:
Data may not add to totals due to rounding. Transportation-related final demand measures the size of transportation functions in relation to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It includes the transportation portion of the four components of the GDP: personal consumption, gross private domestic investment, government purchases, and net exports of goods and services.

Source:
As cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 3-4, available at www.bts.gov/nts.

Household Expenses by Category

Notes:
Other includes alcoholic beverages, cash contributions, education, entertainment, personal care products and services, reading, tobacco products and smoking supplies, and other miscellaneous items. Percents my not add to 100 due to rounding.

Source:
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, available at https://www.bls.gov/cex/ .

Household Transportation Expenses

Source:
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, available at www.bls.gov/cex.

Transportation Services Index

Notes:
TSI Combined - The TSI, created by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, is a measure of the month-to month changes in the output of services provided by the for-hire transportation industries. TSI data change monthly due to the use of concurrent seasonal analysis, which results in seasonal analysis factors changing as each month's data are added.
TSI Freight - Includes freight railroad services (including rail-based intermodal shipments such as containers on flat cars); inland waterway traffic; pipeline movements (including principally petroleum and petroleum products and natural gas); and air freight
TSI Passenger - The passenger transportation services index consists of: local mass transit; intercity passenger rail; and passenger air transportation

Sources:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transportation Services Index. https://www.transtats.bts.gov/OSEA/TSI/
Notes:
Transportation-related manufacturing includes transportation equipment; petroleum products; tires; rubber; plastics; search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical systems; and instrument manufacturing. Government employment is fiscal year data for federal, state, and local personnel. Annual averages based on NAICS data. Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

Source:
As cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 3-23, available at www.bts.gov/nts.

Motor Vehicle Fuel Prices

Notes:
Retail Gasoline Prices include average nominal monthly prices of U.S Regular All Formations retail gasoline.
Diesel Retail Prices include average nominal monthly prices of U.S. No. 2 Diesel Retail Prices.

Source:
U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved from https://www.eia.gov/opendata/qb.php?sdid=PET.EMM_EPMR_PTE_NUS_DPG.M .