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U.S. Transportation Industry Overview

Segment

Amount

Units

Date

Source

U.S. Transportation Sector Revenues

1.75

Tril. US$

2010

PRE

Employees, Transportation & Warehousing

4,183.5

Thousand

2010

BLS

Transportation Services Index

103.16

2000=100

Dec-10

BTS

Air Transportation

Revenue Passenger Enplanements, Domestic

635.3

Million

20101

FAA

Revenue Passenger Enplanements, International

77.4

Million

20101

FAA

Revenue Passenger Miles

806.5

Billion

20102

BTS

Passenger Load Factor

81.53

%

20102

BTS

Revenue Freight Ton Miles

7.2

Billion

20102

BTS

Price of Jet Fuel for Scheduled Airlines

2.31

$/Gallon

Dec-10

BTS

Full-Scope Air Travel Price Index

112.6

1995=100

2009 4Q

BTS

Employees

464.2

Thousand

2010

BLS

Railroad Transportation

Amtrak Passengers (per year)

29.0

Million

2009/102

Amtrak/BTS

Amtrak Revenue Passenger Miles

6,399.6

Million

2009/102

Amtrak/BTS

Railroad Fuel Price Index

496.4

July 15,1990=100

Dec-10

BTS

Rail Freight by Revenue Ton Miles

1,682.5

Billion

2009/103

BTS

Employees

214.9

Thousand

2010

BLS

Truck Transportation

Total Operating Revenue

180.7

Billion US$

2009

Census

Total Expenses

169.2

Billion US$

2009

Census

Total Highway Miles Traveled (Trucks)

75,211

Million

2009

Census

Number of Trucks

237

Thousand

2009

Census

Number of Truck-Tractors

792

Thousand

2009

Census

Number of Trailers

1,827

Thousand

2009

Census

Employees

1,244.1

Thousand

2010

BLS

Trade

U.S. Exports

1,277.5

Billion US$

2010

BTS

U.S. Imports

1,912.1

Billion US$

2010

BTS

U.S. Surface Trade with Canada

436.9

Billion US$

2009/102

BTS

U.S. Surface Trade with Mexico

306.8

Billion US$

2009/102

BTS

U.S.  Waterborne Foreign Trade (Volume)

1,202.0

Bil. Metric Tons

2009

Census

U.S.  Waterborne Foreign Trade (Value)

1,162.4

Billion US$

2009

Census

Other

Total U.S. Highway Vehicle Miles Traveled

2,998.2

Billion

2009/102

BTS

Personal Expenditures for Transportation

890.7

Billion

2009

BEA

PRE = Plunkett Research Estimate

FAA = U.S. Federal Aviation Administration

BLS = U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Census = U.S. Census Bureau

BTS = U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics

BEA = U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

1 Preliminary Estimate.

Ton Mile = One ton (2,000 pounds) transported one mile.

2 Last 12 available months: December 2009 through November 2010.

3 Last 4 available quarters: 1st Quarter 2010 through 4th Quarter 2010.

 

Plunkett's Transportation, Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Almanac 2011

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