SOURCES: Fixed Assets: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Fixed Assets Accounts. Detailed data available at www.bea.gov. Labor: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics Survey, Detailed Data Files. Detailed data available at www.bls.gov.
U.S. water transportation is in a period of renewal and expansion with a 24% increase in gross output, a 22% increase in value added (gross output less intermediate inputs), a 35% increase in industry assets, and over 6,000 jobs added over the last 5 years.