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Transportation Industry Overview
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Segment
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Amount
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Units
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Date
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Source
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U.S. Core Transportation Sector Revenue1
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916.5
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Bil. US$
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2012
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PRE
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U.S. Employees, Transportation & Warehousing
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4,414.5
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Thousand
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2012
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BLS
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U.S. Transportation Services Index
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112.21
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2000=100
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Dec-12
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BTS
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Air Transportation, U.S.
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Total Revenue, All U.S. Carriers
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197.1
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Billion US$
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2012
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PRE
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Profit, U.S. Commercial Air Carriers
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719.0
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Million US$
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20122
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FAA
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Revenue Passenger Miles
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823.2
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Billion
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2012
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BTS
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Passenger Load Factor
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82.8
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%
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2012
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BTS
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Revenue Freight Ton Miles (Includes all-cargo services)
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34.9
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Billion
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2012
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BTS
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Air Fare Consumer Price Index (U.S. City Avg.)
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309.3
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1982-84=100
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Feb-13
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BLS
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Employees
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458.3
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Thousand
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2012
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BLS
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Railroad Transportation, U.S.
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Amtrak Revenue (Fiscal Year)
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2.9
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Billion
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20122
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Amtrak
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Amtrak Passengers (Calendar Year)
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31.3
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Million
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2012
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Amtrak/BTS
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Railroad Fuel Price Index
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615.4
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July 15,1990=100
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Dec-12
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BTS
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Railroad Freight Revenue (Class I Railroads)
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67.6
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Billion
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2012
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STB
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Employees
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230.2
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Thousand
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2012
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BLS
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Truck Transportation, U.S.
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Total Operating Revenue
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228.3
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Billion US$
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2012
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Census
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Total Expenses
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197.5
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Billion US$
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2011
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Census
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Number of Trucks
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167
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Thousand
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2011
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Census
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Number of Truck-Tractors
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665
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Thousand
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2011
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Census
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Number of Trailers
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1,589
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Thousand
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2011
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Census
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Employees
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1,351.0
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Thousand
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2012
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BLS
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Trade, U.S.
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U.S. Exports
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1,546.5
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Billion US$
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2012
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BTS
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U.S. Imports
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2,275.4
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Billion US$
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2012
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BTS
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U.S. Surface Trade with Canada
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556.2
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Billion US$
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2012
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BTS
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U.S. Surface Trade with Mexico
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403.9
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Billion US$
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2012
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BTS
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U.S. Waterborne Foreign Trade (Volume)
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1,343.1
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Mil. Metric Tons
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2011
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MARAD
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U.S. Waterborne Foreign Trade (Value)
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1,729.9
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Billion US$
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2011
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MARAD
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Other, U.S.
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Total U.S. Highway Vehicle Miles Traveled
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2,938.5
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Billion
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2012
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BTS
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Personal Expenditures for Transportation
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1,079.5
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Billion US$
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2011
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BEA
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Air Transportation, Global
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Total Revenue (Global revenue, U.S. & Non-U.S. Carriers)
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637.0
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Billion US$
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2012
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IATA
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Total Profit (Global profit, U.S. & Non-U.S. Carriers)
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6.7
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Billion US$
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2012
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IATA
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PRE = Plunkett Research Estimate
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FAA = U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
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BLS = U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Census = U.S. Census Bureau
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BTS = U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
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BEA = U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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MARAD = U.S. Dept. of Transportation Maritime Administration
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STB = Surface Transportation Board
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IATA = International Air Transport Association
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Ton Mile = One ton (2,000 pounds) transported one mile.
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1 The Core U.S. transportation sector consists of: Air (NAICS 481), Rail (482), Water (483), Truck (484), Transit & Ground Passenger (485), Pipeline (486) and Scenic & Sightseeing (487) Transportation, as well as Support Activities for Transportation (488), Postal Service (491), Couriers & Messengers (492) and Warehousing & Storage (493).
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2 Fiscal year, October 1 through September 30.
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Plunkett's Transportation, Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Almanac 2013
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