Updates to BTS National Transportation Statistics Include Number of Transportation Operators, GDP Attributable to Transportation, among Other Historical Tables

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Friday, August 27, 2021

BTS today released its monthly update to National Transportation Statistics (NTS), a guide to historical transportation trends at the national level.

This month’s featured table, Age and Availability of Amtrak Locomotive and Car Fleets is part of the NTS section on the condition of the transportation system.

Tables Updated this Month by Section include:

Physical Extent

Number of Air Carriers, Railroads, Interstate Motor Carriers, Marine Vessel Operators, and Pipeline Operators (1-2)

Vehicle, Aircraft, and Vessel Inventory

Active U.S. Air Carrier and General Aviation Fleet by Type of Aircraft (1-13)

Condition

Age and Availability of Amtrak Locomotive and Car Fleets (1-33)

System Performance

Amtrak On-Time Performance Trends and Hours of Delay by Cause (1-73)

Water Safety

Waterborne Transportation Safety and Property Damage Data Related to Vessel Casualties (2-45)
Waterborne Transportation Safety Data not Related to Vessel Casualties (2-46)

Transportation and the Economy

U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Attributed to Transportation Functions
(Billions of current dollars) (3-3)
U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Attributed to Transportation Functions
(Billions of chained 2012 dollars) (3-4)

Transportation Revenues, Employment, and Productivity

Average Wage and Salary Accruals per Full-Time Equivalent Employee by Transportation Industry (3-25)
Total Wage and Salary by Transportation Industry (3-27)

Transportation Energy Consumption by Mode

U.S. Government Energy Consumption by Agency and Source (4-19, 4-19M)

Transportation Energy Intensity and Fuel Efficiency

Energy Intensity of Amtrak Services (4-26)

Contact: Todd Solomon (202) 366-0573, todd.solomon@dot.gov.