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Table 3-13: Personal Consumption Expenditures on Transportation by Subcategory

(Current $ millions)

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  1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
TOTAL transportation 42,800 59,400 81,500 132,400 238,900 377,700 471,700 447,300 483,200 520,800 567,300 594,600 641,800 685,200 718,000 785,000 853,400 872,400 882,200 921,700 (R) 976,500 (R) 1,049,900 1,093,400
User-operated transportation, total 39,500 55,300 74,500 121,100 218,800 349,800 434,700 410,800 445,900 481,100 525,400 550,500 594,800 634,600 664,400 729,300 793,800 818,300 830,900 866,000 (R) 917,500 (R) 988,300 1,028,200
New cars and net purchases of used cars 16,600 25,200 26,700 36,700 57,200 110,700 119,000 103,700 112,400 120,400 133,200 132,600 136,000 139,400 147,300 158,400 164,300 162,900 162,100 152,000 (R) 152,000 (R) 161,600 165,100
New and used trucks and RVs 600 1,300 2,700 7,700 11,800 41,000 63,900 60,300 70,100 80,800 91,200 96,200 108,600 123,800 144,900 165,400 173,200 195,900 216,900 227,600 (R) 230,500 (R) 225,400 209,300
Tires, tubes, accessories, and parts 2,500 3,500 6,100 10,300 17,900 24,300 29,900 29,500 30,500 32,800 36,000 37,800 40,300 41,900 43,900 47,000 49,000 49,100 50,300 52,000 54,400 (R) 57,900 59,800
Repair and rentala 5,500 7,600 12,300 19,800 34,000 60,500 84,900 81,900 90,300 99,500 112,500 125,500 138,700 152,900 161,100 172,600 183,500 189,100 186,000 186,800 189,500 (R) 198,400 208,400
Gasoline and oil 12,000 14,800 21,900 39,700 86,700 97,200 111,200 108,500 112,400 114,100 116,200 120,200 130,400 134,400 122,400 137,900 175,700 171,600 164,500 192,700 (R) 231,400 (R) 280,700 318,600
Tolls 300 500 700 800 1,100 1,500 2,300 2,500 2,800 3,100 3,400 3,700 4,000 4,400 4,400 4,800 5,100 5,100 5,300 5,500 (R) 6,000 (R) 6,500 6,900
Insurance premiums, less claims paid 2,000 2,600 4,100 5,900 10,000 14,700 23,500 24,400 27,300 30,400 32,800 34,500 36,700 37,800 40,400 43,200 43,000 44,600 45,800 49,200 53,700 (R) 57,800 60,100
Purchased intercity transportation, total 1,300 2,000 4,000 7,300 15,400 21,000 28,600 27,700 28,200 30,300 32,100 33,900 36,200 39,500 41,800 43,900 47,400 41,600 39,000 42,700 (R) 45,200 (R) 46,900 49,500
Railroad 300 300 200 300 300 400 600 600 500 500 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 600 600 600 600 (R) 600 600
Intercity bus 300 400 500 700 1,400 1,300 1,300 1,600 1,600 1,700 1,700 1,800 1,900 2,200 2,200 2,200 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,300 2,300 (R) 2,200 2,200
Airline 700 1,300 3,100 5,900 12,800 17,600 22,700 21,400 21,300 22,900 24,000 25,300 26,900 29,800 31,800 33,300 36,700 31,400 28,300 31,200 (R) 33,300 (R) 34,400 35,600
Other 0 100 200 400 900 1,700 4,000 4,200 4,800 5,300 5,900 6,400 7,000 7,000 7,300 7,800 7,800 7,300 7,800 8,600 9,100 (R) 9,800 11,000
Purchased local transportation, total 2,000 2,100 3,000 4,000 4,800 6,800 8,400 8,800 9,000 9,400 9,900 10,100 10,900 11,100 11,800 11,900 12,200 12,500 12,300 13,000 13,800 (R) 14,600 15,700
Mass transit system 1,400 1,400 1,800 2,100 2,900 4,200 5,800 6,100 6,500 6,700 7,100 7,100 7,700 7,800 8,300 8,600 9,100 9,200 9,000 9,500 10,200 (R) 10,700 11,500
Taxi 600 600 1,200 2,000 1,900 2,600 2,600 2,600 2,600 2,700 2,800 3,000 3,200 3,300 3,500 3,300 3,100 3,200 3,300 3,500 3,600 3,900 4,200

KEY: R = revised; RVs = recreational vehicles.

a Also includes greasing, washing, parking, storage, and leasing.

NOTE

Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.

SOURCE

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts Tables, table 2.5.5, Internet site http://www.bea.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/index.asp as of Nov. 20, 2007.