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North American Transportation in Figures

North American Transportation in Figures

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Table of Contents File Formats
Entire Report
Recommended Citation
Agency Identification
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Section 1 - Country Overview
Tables
Table 1-1 - National Population and Labor Force
Table 1-1a - Top 25 Canadian Population Centers: 1996
Table 1-1b - Top 25 Mexican Population Centers: 1995
Table 1-1c - Top 25 U.S. Population Centers: 1996
Table 1-2 - Area
Table 1-3 - Gross Domestic Product by Industry
Figures
Figure 1-1a - Percent Share of North American Population: 1990, 1995 and 1996
Figure 1-1b - Percent Change in Population: 1990 to 1996
Figure 1-1c - Percent Share of North American Labor Force: 1990, 1995 and 1996
Figure 1-1d - Labor Force as a Percent of Total National Population: 1996
Figure 1-3a - Percent Share of GDP Industry Category: 1996
Figure 1-3b - Percent Change in GDP Industry Category: 1990 to 1996
Figure 1-3c - Percent Share of Transportation Industry GDP by Subcategory: 1996
Maps
Map 1 - Top 25 Population Centers per Country: 1996
Section 2 - Transportation and the Economy
Tables
Table 2-1 - Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Atrributed to Transportation-Related Final Demand
Table 2-2 - Personal Consumption Expenditures on Transportation by Subcategory of Expenditure
Table 2-3 - Government Expenditures for Transportation by Mode
Table 2-4 - Employment in Transportation and Related Industries
Table 2-5 - Employment in Transportation-Related Occupations
Table 2-6 - Receipts and Payments Related to International Merchandise and Services Trade (Balance of Payments Basis)
Table 2-7a - Canada's Receipts From and Payments to Mexico for Merchandise and Services Trade (Balance of Payments Basis)
Table 2-7b - Canada's Receipts From and Payments to the United States for Merchandise and Services Trade (Balance of Payments Basis)
Table 2-8a - U.S. Receipts From and Payments to Canada for Merchandise and Services Trade (Balance of Payments Basis)
Table 2-8b - U.S. Receipts From and Payments to Mexico for Merchandise and Services Trade (Balance of Payments Basis)
Figures
Figure 2-2a - Percent Share of Personal Consumption Expenditures for Transportation by Major Subcategory: 1996
Figure 2-2b - Percent Change in Personal Consumption Expenditures for Transportation by Major Subcategory: 1990 to 1996
Section 3 - Transportation Safety
Tables
Table 3-1 - Transportation Fatalities by Mode
Table 3-2 - Transportation Injuries by Mode
Table 3-3 - Motor Vehicle Fatality and Injury Rates
Table 3-4 - Air Carrier Fatality and Injury Rates
Figures
Figure 3-3 - Road Fatality Rate per 10,000 Vehicles: 1990, 1995 and 1996
Section 4 - Transportation, Energy, and the Environment
Tables
Table 4-1 - Energy Consumption by the Transportation Sector
Table 4-2 - Energy Consumption by Mode of Transportation
Table 4-3 - Estimated Consumption of Alternative and Replacement Fuels for Road Motor Vehicles
Table 4-4 - Average Price of Fossil Fuel to End-Users
Table 4-5 - New Model Year Fuel Efficiency for Road Motor Vehicles
Table 4-6a - Federal Emission Control Requirements for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks: Model Year
Table 4-6b - Federal Emission Control Requirements for Heavy Trucks: Model Year
Figures
Figure 4-1 - Transportation’s Percent Share of Total Energy Consumption: 1996
Section 5 - Domestic Freight Activity
Tables
Table 5-1 - Domestic Freight Activity by Mode
Table 5-2 - Domestic Freight Activity by Mode
Table 5-3a - Top Canadian Domestic Freight Commodities by Mode: 1996
Table 5-3b - Top Mexican Domestic Freight Commodities by Mode: 1996
Table 5-3c - Top U.S. Domestic Freight Commodities by Mode: 1993
Table 5-4a - Top Canadian Domestic Freight Interprovincial Pairs by Mode: 1996
Table 5-4b - Top U.S. Domestic Freight Interstate Pairs by Mode: 1993
Table 5-5a - Top Canadian Domestic Freight Area Pairs by Mode: 1996
Table 5-5b - Top Mexican Domestic Freight Area Pairs by Mode: 1996
Figures
Figure 5-2a - Percent Modal Share, Excluding Pipelines, of Total Metric Ton-Kilometers: 1996
Figure 5-2b - Percent Modal Share, Including Pipelines, of Total Metric Ton-Kilometers: 1996
Maps
Map 2 - Top Canadian Domestic Freight Interprovincial Pairs by Mode: 1996
Map 3 - Top U.S. Domestic Freight Interstate Pairs by Mode: 1993
Map 4 - Top Mexican Domestic Freight Area Pairs by Mode: 1996
Section 6 - North American Merchandise Trade
Tables
Table 6-1a - Canadian Merchandise Trade With Mexico and the United States by Mode of Transportation
Table 6-1b - Mexican Merchandise Trade With Canada and the United States by Mode of Transportation
Table 6-1c - U.S. Merchandise Trade With Canada and Mexico by Mode of Transportation
Table 6-2a - Canadian Merchandise Trade With Mexico and the United States by Mode of Transportation
Table 6-2b - Mexican Merchandise Trade With Canada and the United States by Mode of Transportation
Table 6-2c - U.S. Merchandise Trade With Canada and Mexico by Mode of Transportation
Table 6-3a - Top Canadian Gateways for North American Merchandise Trade by Mode: 1996
Table 6-3b - Top Mexican Gateways for North American Merchandise Trade by Mode: 1996
Table 6-3c - Top U.S. Gateways for North American Merchandise Trade by Mode: 1996
Table 6-4a - Top Mexican Maritime Intransit Shipment Ports: January-June 1997
Table 6-4b - Top U.S. Maritime Intransit Shipment Ports: 1996
Table 6-5a - Top Land Freight Crossing Ports, Canadian- U.S. Border: 1996
Table 6-5b - Top Land Freight Crossing Ports, Mexican- U.S. Border: 1996
Table 6-6a - Top Canadian Merchandise Trade Commodities by Mode With Mexico: 1996
Table 6-6b - Top Canadian Merchandise Trade Commodities by Mode With the United States: 1996
Table 6-7a - Top Mexican Merchandise Trade Commodities by Mode With Canada: 1996
Table 6-7b - Top Mexican Merchandise Trade Commodities by Mode With the United States: 1996
Table 6-8a - Top U.S. Merchandise Trade Commodities by Mode With Canada: 1996
Table 6-8b - Top U.S. Merchandise Trade Commodities by Modewith Mexico: 1996
Maps
Map 5 - Inset Maps for North American Border Crossing Facilities
Map 5 - 1 - Border Crossing Facilities Between Canada and the United States: Inset Map One
Map 5 - 2 - Border Crossing Facilities Between Canada and the United States: Inset Map Two
Map 5 - 3 - Border Crossing Facilities Between Canada and the United States: Inset Map Three
Map 5 - 4 - Border Crossing Facilities Between Mexico and the United States: Inset Map Four
Section 7 - nternational Merchandise Trade Between North America and the Rest of the World
Tables
Table 7-1 - International Merchandise Trade Between North America and the Rest of the World by Value
Table 7-2 - International Merchandise Trade Between North America and the Rest of the World by Weight
Table 7-3a - Top Canadian International Merchandise Trade Geteways by Mode: 1996
Table 7-3b - Top U.S. International Merchandise Trade Geteways by Mode: 1996
Table 7-4a - Top Canadian International Trade Commodities by Value: 1996
Table 7-4b - Top Mexican International Trade Commodities by Value: 1996
Table 7-4c - Top U.S. International Trade Commodities by Value: 1996
Table 7-5a - Top Canadian International Trade Commodities by Weight: 1996
Table 7-5b - Top U.S. International Trade Commodities by Weight: 1996
Section 8 - Domestic Passenger Travel
Tables
Table 8-1 - Domestic Passenger Travel by Mode
Table 8-2a - Top Canadian Domestic Passenger Metropolitan Area Pairs by Mode: 1996
Table 8-2b - Top Mexican Domestic Passenger Metropolitan Area Pairs by Mode: 1996
Table 8-2c - Top U.S. Domestic Passenger Metropolitan Area Pairs by Mode: 1995
Maps
Map 6 - Top Canadian Domestic Passenger Metropolitan Area Pairs by Mode: 1996
Map 7 - Top Mexican Domestic Passenger Metropolitan Area Pairs by Mode: 1996
Map 8 - Top U.S. Domestic Passenger Metropolitan Area Pairs by Mode: 1995
Section 9 - North American Passenger Travel
Tables
Table 9-1a - Canada-Mexico/Mexico-Canada Travel by Mode of Transportation
Table 9-1b - Canada-United States/United States-Canada Travel by Mode of Transportation
Table 9-1c - Mexico-United States/United States-Mexico Travel by Mode of Transportation
Table 9-2a - Top Land Passenger Ports, Canadian- U.S. Border: 1996
Table 9-2b - Top Land Passenger Ports, Mexican- U.S. Border: 1996
Table 9-3 - Top North American Passenger City Pairs: 1996
Table 9-4a - Canada-Mexico/Mexico-Canada Travel by Trip Purpose
Table 9-4b - Canada-United States/United States-Canada Travel by Trip Purpose
Table 9-5a - Canada-Mexico/Mexico-Canada Travel Characteristics: 1996
Table 9-5b - Canada-United States/United States-Canada Travel Characteristics: 1996
Figures
Figure 9-1a - Percent Share of Total Travel Between Canada and Mexico: 1996
Figure 9-1b - Percent Share of Total Travel Between Canada and the United States: 1996
Figure 9-1c - Percent Share of Total Travel Between Mexico and the United States: 1996
Figure 9-1d - Same Day vs - Overnight Travel, Percent Share of Total Travel Between Canada and the United States: 1996
Figure 9-1e - Same Day vs - Overnight Travel, Percent Share of Total Travel Between Mexico and the United States: 1996
Figure 9-1f - Percent Modal Share of Canadian- U.S. Same Day Passenger Travel: 1996
Figure 9-1g - Percent Modal Share of Canadian- U.S. Overnight Passenger Travel: 1996
Figure 9-1h - Percent Modal Share of Mexican- U.S. Overnight Passenger Travel: 1996
Maps
Map 9 - Top North American Air Passenger City Pairs: 1996
Section 10 - International Passenger Travel Between North America and the Rest of the World
Tables
Table 10-1 - Passenger Travel Between North America and the Rest of the World by Mode of Transportation
Table 10-2 - Top International Origins and Destinations Outside of North America: 1996
Table 10-3 - Top International Air Gateways, Excluding North American Travel: 1996
Section 11 - Transportation Infrastructure
Tables
Table 11-1 - Domestic Physical System Extent
Table 11-2 - Number of Airports
Table 11-2a - Top 20 Canadian Airports by Flight Operations: 1996
Table 11-2b - Top 20 Mexican Airports by Flight Operations: 1996
Table 11-2c - Top 20 U.S. Airports by Flight Operations: 1996
Table 11-3 - Number of Water Ports and Facilities
Table 11-4a - Top 20 Canadian Water Ports by Tonnage (Domestic and International): 1996
Table 11-4b - Top 20 Mexican Water Ports by Tonnage (Domestic and International): 1996
Table 11-4c - Top 20 U.S. Water Ports by Tonnage (Domestic and International): 1996
Table 11-5 - Toll Roads, Bridges and Tunnels
Figures
Figure 11-1a - Extent of Road Network (4 or More Lanes): 1990 and 1995
Figure 11-1b - Growth in Kilometers of Road (4 or More Lanes): 1990 to 1995
Maps
Map 10 - North American Water Ports, Top 20 by Tonnage for Each Country: 1996
Section 12 - Transportation Vehicles
Tables
Table 12-1 - Number of Transportation Vehicles/Equipment
Table 12-2 - Vehicle-Kilometers by Mode
Figures
Figure 12-1a - Growth in Number of Total Road Vehicles: 1990 to 1996
Figure 12-1b - Total Road Vehicles per 1,000 Residents: 1996
Appendix A - Overview of Transportation Statistics in Canada, Mexico, and the United States
Appendix B - Additional Sources and Technical Notes
Appendix C - Reference Resources
Appendix D - Tables in U.S. Measures
Table 1-2 - Area
Table 3-3 - Motor Vehicle Fatality and Injury Rates
Table 4-1 - Energy Consumption by the Transportation Sector
Table 4-2 - Energy Consumption by Mode of Transportation
Table 4-3 - Estimated Consumption of Alternative and Replacement Fuels for Road Motor Vehicles
Table 4-4 - Average Price of Fossil Fuel to End-Users
Table 4-5 - New Model Year Fuel Efficiency for Road Motor Vehicles
Table 4-6a - Federal Emission Control Requirements for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks: Model Year
Table 5-1 - Domestic Freight Activity by Mode
Table 5-2 - Domestic Freight Activity by Mode
Table 5-3a - Top Canadian Domestic Freight Commodities by Mode: 1996
Table 5-3b - Top Mexican Domestic Freight Commodities by Mode: 1996
Table 5-3c - Top U.S. Domestic Freight Commodities by Mode: 1993
Table 5-4a - Top Canadian Domestic Freight Interprovincial Pairs by Mode: 1996
Table 5-4b - Top U.S. Domestic Freight Interstate Pairs by Mode: 1993
Table 5-5a - Top Canadian Domestic Freight Area Pairs by Mode: 1996
Table 5-5b - Top Mexican Domestic Freight Area Pairs by Mode: 1996
Table 6-2a - Canadian Merchandise Trade With Mexico and the United States by Mode of Transportation
Table 6-2b - Mexican Merchandise Trade With Canada and the United States by Mode of Transportation
Table 6-2c - U.S. Merchandise Trade With Canada and Mexico by Mode of Transportation
Table 6-4a - Top Mexican Maritime Intransit Shipment Ports: January-June 1997
Table 6-4b - Top U.S. Maritime Intransit Shipment Ports: 1996
Table 7-2 - International Merchandise Trade Between North America and the Rest of the World by Weight
Table 7-5a - Top Canadian International Trade Commodities by Weight: 1996
Table 7-5b - Top U.S. International Trade Commodities by Weight: 1996
Table 8-1 - Domestic Passenger Travel by Mode
Table 11-1 - Domestic Physical System Extent
Table 11-4a - Top 20 Canadian Water Ports by Tonnage (Domestic and International): 1996
Table 11-4b - Top 20 Mexican Water Ports by Tonnage (Domestic and International): 1996
Table 11-4c - Top 20 U.S. Water Ports by Tonnage (Domestic and International): 1996
Table 12-2 - Vehicle-Miles by Mode