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Freight Facts and Figures 2011

Table 4-1. Transportation Fixed Assets: 1980-2010 (Historical)

Table in Excel format

Billions of dollars

Blank cell. 1980 1990 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Percent change,
1980 to 2010
Percent change,
2000 to 2010
Private Sector
Transportation Equipment1 304 466 828 850 861 891 931 980 1,044 1,080 1,082 1,012 1,001 229.8 20.9
Transportation Structures2 241 324 450 472 485 500 532 557 580 603 645 637 656 172.3 45.9
Public Sector
Highways NA NA 1,435 1,498 1,560 1,594 1,837 2,056 2,354 2,641 2,810 2,836 2,939 NA 104.8
Transportation Structures2 NA NA 261 275 299 320 373 413 470 522 556 564 592 NA 126.9
Federal NA NA 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 13 13 14 14 NA 117.2
State and Local NA NA 254 268 292 312 364 403 459 509 543 551 578 NA 127.1

1Includes trucks, truck trailers, buses, automobiles, aircraft, ships, boats, and railroad equipment.

2Includes physical structures for all modes of transportation.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Economic Accounts, Fixed Assests Tables, tables 2.1, 3.1s, and 7.1b, available at www.bea.gov/iTable/index_FA.cfm as of September 23, 2011.

 


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