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Table 3-23b: Total Wagea and Salary Accruals by Transportation Industry (North American Industry Classification System [NAICS] basis)

(Current $ millions)

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  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
All industries 4,182,719 4,471,400 4,829,240 4,942,776 4,980,897 5,127,686 (R) 5,379,508 (R) 5,672,859 6,025,691
Transportation and warehousing, total 142,175 151,999 162,753 165,113 162,152 163,580 (R) 172,527 (R) 178,953 189,258
Air 25,512 27,447 30,046 32,311 30,551 28,385 (R) 28,258 (R) 26,583 26,681
Rail 12,611 12,610 12,409 12,104 11,841 12,099 12,762 (R) 13,004 13,746
Water 2,396 2,652 2,710 2,789 2,888 2,984 3,248 (R) 3,540 3,866
Truck 43,059 45,818 48,594 48,541 47,879 48,497 (R) 51,779 (R) 55,256 58,539
Transit and ground passenger transportation 7,672 8,249 8,497 8,806 8,987 9,244 (R) 9,666 (R) 10,125 10,737
Pipeline 3,178 3,473 4,282 4,238 3,272 3,188 3,171 (R) 3,180 3,576
Other transportation and support activitiesb 34,105 37,040 39,974 39,881 39,750 40,940 (R) 43,739 (R) 45,989 48,889
Warehousing and storage 13,641 14,709 16,240 16,442 16,984 18,244 (R) 19,903 (R) 21,276 23,224

KEY: R = revised.

a Wages do not include supplements to wages and salaries such as pension, profit-sharing, and other retirement plans, and health, life, and unemployment insurance compensation.

b Comprises business establishments involved in scenic and sightseeing transportation, support activities for transportation, postal service, and couriers and messengers.

SOURCE

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Products Accounts, Annual edition, table 6.3d, Internet site http://www.bea.gov/bea/dn1.htm as of Nov. 14, 2007.