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U.S. 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. Transportation Sector Revenues
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1.75
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Tril. US$
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2010
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PRE
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Employees, Transportation & Warehousing
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4,183.5
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Thousand
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2010
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BLS
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Transportation Services Index
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103.16
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2000=100
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Dec-10
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BTS
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Air Transportation
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Revenue Passenger Enplanements, Domestic
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635.3
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Million
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20101
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FAA
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Revenue Passenger Enplanements, International
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77.4
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Million
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20101
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FAA
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Revenue Passenger Miles
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806.5
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Billion
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20102
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BTS
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Passenger Load Factor
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81.53
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%
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20102
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BTS
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Revenue Freight Ton Miles
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7.2
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Billion
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20102
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BTS
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Price of Jet Fuel for Scheduled Airlines
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2.31
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$/Gallon
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Dec-10
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BTS
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Full-Scope Air Travel Price Index
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112.6
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1995=100
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2009 4Q
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BTS
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Employees
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464.2
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Thousand
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2010
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BLS
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Railroad Transportation
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Amtrak Passengers (per year)
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29.0
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Million
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2009/102
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Amtrak/BTS
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Amtrak Revenue Passenger Miles
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6,399.6
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Million
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2009/102
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Amtrak/BTS
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Railroad Fuel Price Index
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496.4
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July 15,1990=100
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Dec-10
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BTS
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Rail Freight by Revenue Ton Miles
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1,682.5
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Billion
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2009/103
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BTS
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Employees
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214.9
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Thousand
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2010
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BLS
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Truck Transportation
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Total Operating Revenue
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180.7
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Billion US$
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2009
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Census
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Total Expenses
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169.2
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Billion US$
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2009
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Census
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Total Highway Miles Traveled (Trucks)
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75,211
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Million
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2009
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Census
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Number of Trucks
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237
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Thousand
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2009
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Census
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Number of Truck-Tractors
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792
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Thousand
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2009
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Census
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Number of Trailers
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1,827
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Thousand
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2009
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Census
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Employees
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1,244.1
|
Thousand
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2010
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BLS
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Trade
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U.S. Exports
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1,277.5
|
Billion US$
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2010
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BTS
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U.S. Imports
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1,912.1
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Billion US$
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2010
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BTS
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U.S. Surface Trade with Canada
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436.9
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Billion US$
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2009/102
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BTS
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U.S. Surface Trade with Mexico
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306.8
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Billion US$
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2009/102
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BTS
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U.S. Waterborne Foreign Trade (Volume)
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1,202.0
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Bil. Metric Tons
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2009
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Census
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U.S. Waterborne Foreign Trade (Value)
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1,162.4
|
Billion US$
|
2009
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Census
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Other
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Total U.S. Highway Vehicle Miles Traveled
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2,998.2
|
Billion
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2009/102
|
BTS
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Personal Expenditures for Transportation
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890.7
|
Billion
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2009
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BEA
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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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1 Preliminary Estimate.
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Ton Mile = One ton (2,000 pounds) transported one mile.
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2 Last 12 available months: December 2009 through November 2010.
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3 Last 4 available quarters: 1st Quarter 2010 through 4th Quarter 2010.
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Plunkett's Transportation, Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Almanac 2011
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