Table 3-17: Average Freight Revenue Per Ton-mile(Current ยข)
KEY: U = data are not available. a General freight common carriers, most of which are LTL (less-than-truckload) carriers. b Total finished goods. c Reflects entrance of Alaska pipeline moving crude petroleum to U.S. refineries between 1975 and 1980. SOURCES Air carrier, domestic, scheduled service: 1960: Civil Aeronautics Board, Handbook of Airline Statistics, 1969 (Washington, DC: 1970), part III, tables 2 and 13. 1965-70: Ibid., Handbook of Airline Statistics, 1973 (Washington, DC: 1974), part III, tables 2 and 13. 1975-80: Ibid., Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: 1976, 1981), pp. 4 and 14 (December 1976) and pp. 2 and 3 (December 1981). 1985-2006: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Air Carrier Financial Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December issues) (freight operating revenues). Ibid., Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December issues) (freight revenue ton-miles). Truck, barge, and oil pipeline: 1960-2001: Eno Transportation Foundation, Inc., Transportation in America, 2002 (Washington, DC: 2002), p. 47. Class I rail: 1960-2005: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts 2006 (Washington, DC: 2006), p. 30. Producer Price Index: 1960-2006: Council of Economic Advisors, Economic Report of the President, 2007 (Washington, DC: 2007), table B-65. Find this web page at:
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