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Table 3-2b: U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Attributed to Transportation-Related Final Demand

(Chained 1996 $ billions)

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  e1980 e1985 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 R1999 2000
Personal consumption of transportation                          
Motor vehicles and parts 142.7 236.9 246.1 211.8 225.7 242.2 255.1 253.4 256.3 R264.8 R292.0 327.6 348.3
Gasoline and oil R94.8 104.8 R113.1 R109.4 112.5 R115.4 R117.4 120.2 124.2 R128.1 R131.8 136.7 136.6
Transport services 124.7 152.6 R173.4 164.7 171.1 R176.6 R189.0 201.0 214.2 R226.4 R234.7 244.0 251.3
Total R362.2 494.3 R532.6 R485.9 509.3 R534.2 R561.5 574.6 594.7 R619.3 R658.5 708.3 736.2
Gross private domestic investment                          
Transportation structuresR 6.5 5.8 3.7 3.8 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 5.4 5.7 6.7 6.1 5.1
Transportation equipment R77.5 93.9 87.4 87.7 92.3 103.4 120.4 128.2 138.9 R150.5 R168.2 197.6 192.7
TotalR 84.0 99.7 91.1 91.5 96.8 107.9 125.0 132.8 144.3 156.2 174.9 203.7 197.8
Exports (+)                          
Civilian aircraft, engines, and parts 26.9 19.5 40.9 R42.9 42.9 36.2 33.9 27.2 30.8 40.0 51.1 49.4 43.1
Automotive vehicles, engines, and parts 28.3 30.5 39.8 42.5 49.0 54.3 59.1 62.5 65.0 73.4 R71.7 73.9 78.3
Passenger fares 4.5 7.1 19.1 18.0 18.3 17.9 R18.0 18.9 20.4 R21.6 R21.1 19.3 19.7
Other transportation 16.5 18.9 23.9 24.0 22.8 22.9 R24.8 26.8 26.1 26.9 26.4 27.6 28.1
Total 76.2 76.0 123.7 R127.4 133.0 131.3 135.8 135.4 142.3 R161.9 R170.3 170.2 169.2
Imports (-)                          
Civilian aircraft, engines, and parts 6.0 7.7 13.5 R13.6 14.3 12.4 12.1 11.2 12.7 16.0 20.7 22.1 23.9
Automotive vehicles, engines, and parts 52.5 R95.9 101.6 94.7 99.7 109.5 122.5 124.6 128.9 139.5 R148.2 177.2 192.5
Passenger fares 5.5 9.3 12.7 10.9 11.2 12.2 13.9 14.9 15.8 17.1 R18.6 19.4 20.7
Other transportation R17.3 19.3 27.2 26.8 25.7 26.3 27.9 27.8 27.4 29.6 R31.6 31.8 34.9
Total R81.3 132.2 155.0 R146.0 150.9 160.4 176.4 178.5 184.8 202.2 R219.1 250.5 272.0
Net exports of transportation-related goods and servicesa R-5.1 R-56.2 -31.3 -18.6 -17.9 -29.1 -40.6 -43.1 -42.5 R-40.3 R-48.8 -80.3  -102.8
Government transportation-related purchases                          
Federal purchasesb,R 13.3 13.9 16.1 16.4 17.5 17.5 17.3 17.2 17.2 17.9 18.1 18.5 19.4
State and local purchasesb,R 77.3 83.5 101.1 103.4 105.5 107.0 109.8 112.6 115.2 119.8 123.9 128.7 132.8
Defense-related purchasesc 5.8 8.1 R10.3 R17.3 R12.7 R10.1 8.7 8.7 8.8 R8.3 R8.2 8.8 8.6
TotalR 96.4 105.5 127.4 137.0 135.7 134.6 135.8 138.5 141.2 146.0 150.2 156.0 160.8
Gross Domestic Product 4,900.9 5,717.1 6,707.9 6,676.4 6,880.0 7,062.6 7,347.7 7,543.8 7,813.2 R8,159.5 R8,508.9 8,856.5 9,224.0
Total transportation-related final demandd,R 537.4 643.3 719.8 695.8 723.9 747.6 781.7 802.8 837.7 881.2 934.8 987.7 992.0
Total transportation in GDP (%) 11.0 11.3 10.7 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.7 10.8 11.0 11.2 10.8

KEY: R = revised.

a Sum of exports and imports.

b Federal and state purchases are the sum of consumptionexpenditures and gross investment. Chained 1996 $ value = (year n current dollar value/year n quantity index) x 100.

c Defense-related purchases are the sum of transportation of material and travel.

d Sum of total personal consumption of transportation, total gross private domestic investment, net exports of transportation-related goods and services and total government transportation-related purchases.

e Data are estimated using the appropriate chain-type quantity index.

NOTE: Chained 1996 $ value = (Quantity index for year n x 1996 current $ value)/100.

SOURCES:

Federal, state, and local government transportation-related purchases:

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Internet site http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/ as of Nov. 15, 2001, table 3.15 and table 7.11 (chain-type quantity indices for federal nondefense and state and local).

GDP:

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Internet site http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/ as of Nov. 1, 2001, table 1.2.

All other data:

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Internet site http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/ as of Nov. 1, 2001, tables 2.3, 3.11, 5.7, and 5.9.

Imports and Exports:

1990-2000: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Internet site http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/ as of Nov. 29, 2001, table 4.4.

Chain-Type Quantity Indices (for computing 1980-1985 values):

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Internet site http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/ as of Nov. 29, 2001, tables 7.4, 7.7, 7.10, and 7.12.