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Transportation Industry Overview

Segment

Amount

Units

Date

Source

U.S. Core Transportation Sector Revenue1

916.5

Bil. US$

2012

PRE

U.S. Employees, Transportation & Warehousing

4,414.5

Thousand

2012

BLS

U.S. Transportation Services Index

112.21

2000=100

Dec-12

BTS

Air Transportation, U.S.

Total Revenue, All U.S. Carriers

197.1

Billion US$

2012

PRE

Profit, U.S. Commercial Air Carriers

719.0

Million US$

20122

FAA

Revenue Passenger Miles

823.2

Billion

2012

BTS

Passenger Load Factor

82.8

%

2012

BTS

Revenue Freight Ton Miles (Includes all-cargo services)

34.9

Billion

2012

BTS

Air Fare Consumer Price Index (U.S. City Avg.)

309.3

1982-84=100

Feb-13

BLS

Employees

458.3

Thousand

2012

BLS

Railroad Transportation, U.S.

Amtrak Revenue (Fiscal Year)

2.9

Billion

20122

Amtrak

Amtrak Passengers (Calendar Year)

31.3

Million

2012

Amtrak/BTS

Railroad Fuel Price Index

615.4

July 15,1990=100

Dec-12

BTS

Railroad Freight Revenue (Class I Railroads)

67.6

Billion

2012

STB

Employees

230.2

Thousand

2012

BLS

Truck Transportation, U.S.

Total Operating Revenue

228.3

Billion US$

2012

Census

Total Expenses

197.5

Billion US$

2011

Census

Number of Trucks

167

Thousand

2011

Census

Number of Truck-Tractors

665

Thousand

2011

Census

Number of Trailers

1,589

Thousand

2011

Census

Employees

1,351.0

Thousand

2012

BLS

Trade, U.S.

U.S. Exports

1,546.5

Billion US$

2012

BTS

U.S. Imports

2,275.4

Billion US$

2012

BTS

U.S. Surface Trade with Canada

556.2

Billion US$

2012

BTS

U.S. Surface Trade with Mexico

403.9

Billion US$

2012

BTS

U.S. Waterborne Foreign Trade (Volume)

1,343.1

Mil. Metric Tons

2011

MARAD

U.S. Waterborne Foreign Trade (Value)

1,729.9

Billion US$

2011

MARAD

Other, U.S.

Total U.S. Highway Vehicle Miles Traveled

2,938.5

Billion

2012

BTS

Personal Expenditures for Transportation

1,079.5

Billion US$

2011

BEA

Air Transportation, Global

Total Revenue (Global revenue, U.S. & Non-U.S. Carriers)

637.0

Billion US$

2012

IATA

Total Profit (Global profit, U.S. & Non-U.S. Carriers)

6.7

Billion US$

2012

IATA

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

MARAD = U.S. Dept. of Transportation Maritime Administration

STB = Surface Transportation Board

IATA = International Air Transport Association

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

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).

2 Fiscal year, October 1 through September 30.

 

Plunkett's Transportation, Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Almanac 2013

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