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The 2008 Statistical Abstract

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Transportation

This section presents data on civil air transportation, both passenger and cargo, and on water transportation, including inland waterways, ocean-borne commerce, the merchant marine, cargo, and vessel tonnages. This section also presents statistics on revenues, passenger and freight traffic volume, and employment in various revenue-producing modes of the transportation industry, including motor vehicles, trains, and pipelines. Data are also presented on highway mileage and finances, motor vehicle travel, accidents, and registrations; and characteristics of public transit, railroads, and pipelines.

Tables for Transportation Section [PDF 1.0M]

Air Transportation Fatalities and Complaints

1044 - Worldwide Airline Fatalities: 1987 to 2006 [Excel 20k] | [PDF 465k]

1045 - Aircraft Accidents: 1990 to 2006 [Excel 29k] | [PDF 465k]

1046 - U.S. Carrier Delays, Cancellations, and Diversions: 1995 to 2005 [Excel 24k] | [PDF 465k]

1047 - On-Time Flight Arrivals and Departures at Major U.S. Airports: 2006 [Excel 30k] | [PDF 466k]

1048 - Consumer Complaints Against U.S. Airlines: 1990 to 2006 [Excel 29k] | [PDF 466k]

Airline Operations and Traffic

1038 - U.S. Scheduled Airline Industry--Summary: 1995 to 2006 [Excel 24k] | [PDF 466k]

1041 - Airline Cost Indexes: 1980 to 2006 [Excel 42k] | [PDF 467k]

1042 - Top 40 Airports in 2005--Passengers Enplaned: 1995 and 2005 [Excel 29k] | [PDF 467k]

1043 - Domestic Airline Markets: 2006 [Excel 30k] | [PDF 467k]

1049 - Commuter/Regional Airline Operations Summary: 2003 to 2006 [Excel 24k] | [PDF 466k]

1050 - Airports, Aircraft, and Airmen: 1980 to 2005 [Excel 46k] | [PDF 466k]

All Modes of Transportation

1032 - Transportation-Related Components of U.S. Gross Domestic Product: 2000 to 2005 [Excel 29k] | [PDF 466k]

1033 - Employment in Transportation and Warehousing: 1990 to 2006 [Excel 24k] | [PDF 466k]

1034 - Transportation System Mileage Within the U.S.: 1980 to 2005 [Excel 29k] | [PDF 465k]

1035 - U.S. Aircraft, Vehicles, and Other Conveyances: 1980 to 2005 [Excel 32k] | [PDF 465k]

1036 - U.S. Freight Gateways--Value of Shipments: 2005 [Excel 42k] | [PDF 464k]

1037 - Transportation and Warehousing--Establishments, Revenue, Payroll, and Employees by Industry: 2002 [Excel 22k] | [PDF 466k]

1039 - Transportation and Warehousing--Establishments, Employees, and Payroll by Kind of Business (NAICS Basis): 2000 and 2004 [Excel 55k] | [PDF 453k]

1040 - Transportation Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries: 1980 to 2005 [Excel 38k] | [PDF 464k]

1056 - Hazardous Shipments--Value, Tons, and Ton-Miles: 2002 [Excel 25k] | [PDF 464k]

Highway Financing

1059 - Funding for Highways and Disposition of Highway-User Revenue: 1990 to 2005 [Excel 25k] | [PDF 467k]

1060 - Federal Aid to State and Local Governments for Highway Trust Fund and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) by State: 2004 [Excel 27k] | [PDF 467k]

1061 - State Motor Fuel Tax Receipts, 2004 and 2005, and Gasoline Tax Rates, 2005 [Excel 23k] | [PDF 467k]

1062 - Public Highway Debt--State and Local Governments: 1980 to 2005 [Excel 23k] | [PDF 465k]

1063 - State Disbursements for Highways by State: 1995 to 2005 [Excel 47k] | [PDF 465k]

Highway Infrastructure and Use

1055 - Highway Mileage--Urban and Rural by Ownership: 1980 to 2005 [Excel 25k] | [PDF 464k]

1057 - Highway Mileage by State--Functional Systems and Urban/Rural: 2005 [Excel 26k] | [PDF 463k]

1058 - Bridge Inventory--Total and Deficient, 1996 to 2006, and by State, 2006 [Excel 46k] | [PDF 452k]

1067 - Roadway Congestion: 2003 [Excel 32k] | [PDF 465k]

1068 - Commuting to Work by State: 2005 [Excel 32k] | [PDF 465k]

1069 - Motor Vehicle Distance Traveled by Type of Vehicle: 1970 to 2005 [Excel 26k] | [PDF 464k]

1070 - Domestic Motor Fuel Consumption by Type of Vehicle: 1970 to 2005 [Excel 29k] | [PDF 464k]

Motor Vehicle Accidents and Fatalities

1071 - Motor Vehicle Accidents-Number and Deaths: 1980 to 2005 [Excel 30k] | [PDF 466k]

1072 - Traffic Fatalities by State: 1980 to 2005 [Excel 42k] | [PDF 466k]

1073 - Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents-National Summary: 1990 to 2005 [Excel 52k] | [PDF 465k]

1074 - Motor Vehicle Occupants and Nonoccupants Killed and Injured: 1980 to 2005 [Excel 27k] | [PDF 465k]

1075 - Vehicles Involved in Crashes by Vehicle Type, Rollover Occurrence, and Crash Severity: 2005 [Excel 32k] | [PDF 465k]

1076 - Speeding-Related Traffic Fatalities by State and Road Type and Speed Limit: 2005 [Excel 28k] | [PDF 483k]

1077 - Fatalities by Highest Blood Alcohol Concentration in the Crash: 1985 to 2005 [Excel 28k] | [PDF 465k]

1078 - Traffic Fatalities by State and Highest Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) in the Crash: 2005 [Excel 27k] | [PDF 465k]

1079 - Crashes by Crash Severity: 1990 to 2005 [Excel 25k] | [PDF 465k]

1080 - Alcohol Involvement for Drivers in Fatal Crashes: 1995 and 2005 [Excel 25k] | [PDF 465k]

1081 - Licensed Drivers and Number in Accidents by Age: 2005 [Excel 53k] | [PDF 465k]

Motor Vehicle Registrations, Alternative Fueled Vehicles

1064 - State Motor Vehicle Registrations: 1980 to 2005 [Excel 54k] | [PDF 463k]

1065 - Alternative Fueled Vehicles in Use by Fuel Type: 1995 to 2004 [Excel 19k] | [PDF 463k]

1066 - State Motor Vehicle Registrations, 1980 to 2005, and Licensed Drivers and Motorcycle Registrations by State, 2005 [Excel 33k] | [PDF 464k]

Trucks, Railroads, Pipelines

1086 - Truck Transportation, Couriers and Messengers, and Warehousing and Storage-Estimated Revenue: 2000 to 2005 [Excel 20k] | [PDF 453k]

1087 - Truck Transportation-Summary: 2000 to 2005 [Excel 22k] | [PDF 466k]

1088 - Railroads, Class-1-Summary: 1990 to 2005 [Excel 55k] | [PDF 466k]

1089 - Railroads, Class-1 Cars of Revenue Freight Loaded, 1970 to 2006, and by Commodity Group, 2005 and 2006 [Excel 22k] | [PDF 466k]

1090 - Railroads, Class-1 Line-Haul-Revenue Freight Originated by Commodity Group: 1990 to 2006 [Excel 56k] | [PDF 466k]

1091 - Line Haul Railroads--Producer Price Indexes: 1990 to 2006 [Excel 37k] | [PDF 465k]

1092 - Petroleum Pipeline Companies--Characteristics: 1980 to 2005 [Excel 29k] | [PDF 465k]

U.S. Postal Service

1093 - U.S. Postal Service Rates for Letters and Postcards: 1991 to 2007 [Excel 38k] | [PDF 465k]

1094 - U.S. Postal Service-Summary: 1980 to 2006 [Excel 34k] | [PDF 467k]

Urban Transit

1082 - Passenger Transit Industry--Summary: 1980 to 2005 [Excel 41k] | [PDF 465k]

1083 - Transit Buses Equipped for Disabilities: 1995 to 2005 [Excel 25k] | [PDF 465k]

1084 - Characteristics of Rail Transit by Transit Authority: 2004 [Excel 35k] | [PDF 464k]

1085 - Transit Ridership in 50 Largest Urbanized Areas: 2004 [Excel 32k] | [PDF 465k]

Water Transportation

1051 - Freight Carried on Major U.S. Waterways: 1980 to 2005 [Excel 21k] | [PDF 465k]

1052 - Waterborne Commerce by Type of Commodity: 1995 to 2005 [Excel 41k] | [PDF 465k]

1053 - Selected U.S. Ports by Tons of Traffic: 2005 [Excel 44k] | [PDF 466k]

1054 - Selected U.S. Ports/Waterways by Container Traffic: 2005 [Excel 41k] | [PDF 466k]

 

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau  |  The 2008 Statistical Abstract  |  Page Last Modified: March 17, 2008