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$3.52 February 2022, +$1.02 from February 2021
$43M January 2022, - $48M from January 2021
172M January 2022, +59M from January 2021
527K February 2022, +91K from February 2021
1.67M February 2022, +128K from February 2021
200K January 2022, -50K from January 2021
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Transportation Services Contributed 5.4% to U.S. GDP in 2020; a Decline from 5.9% in 2019
Transportation services (for-hire, in-house, and household) contributed $1.2 trillion (5.4%) to an enhanced U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) of $21.3 trillion in 2020—as measured by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' (BTS) Transportation Satellite Accounts (TSAs). The TSAs measure the full contribution of transportation to the economy from three types of transportation activities:
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BTS Freight Indicators
The BTS Freight Indicators is a dashboard that puts more than 40 freight transportation statistics at your fingertips. From ports to trucks to rail, get weekly and monthly updates on the U.S. freight transportation system's capacity and performance.
Well Control Equipment Systems Safety – 2020 Annual Report
The WCE Annual Report provides information on well control equipment (WCE) failures that occurred in the course of rig well operations in the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf during the calendar year. It is produced by the BTS SafeOCS program.
Final Economic Demand Attributed to Transportation in 2020
This article discusses gross domestic product (GDP)—a measure of economic activity—attributed to the demand for transportation relative to other goods and services. The contribution of transportation services to GDP is an alternative measure of transportation's direct contribution to the economy.
