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Transportation Statistics Annual Report

Overview

The Transportation Statistics Annual Report (TSAR), a Congressionally mandated publication, provides a data overview of U.S. transportation issues. Each TSAR has two essential components: a review of the state of transportation statistics with recommendations for improvements and a presentation of the data.

TSAR, first published in 1994, has been redesigned every few years. The most recent format was introduced with the TSAR published in October 2003. In this TSAR all transportation data and analysis are captured in one Indicators chapter with 15 topics. Most of these topics were specified in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Act of 1991, which originally authorized the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).

• TSAR 2007
• TSAR December 2006
• TSAR November 2005
• TSAR September 2004
• TSAR October 2003 - New format with focus on 15 topics
• TSAR 2001 - Extended chapter on National Security issues
• TSAR 2000 - New format introduced; less text, more graphics
• TSAR 1999 - Life cycle perspective on energy and environment
• TSAR 1998 - Special section: Long-Distance Travel and Freight
• TSAR 1997 - Special section: Mobility and Access
• TSAR 1996 - Special section: Environment
• TSAR 1995 - Special section: Economic Performance of Transportation
• TSAR 1994