Freight Facts and Figures 2012
Table 4-1. Transportation Fixed Assets: 1980, 1990, and 2000–2011 (Historical)
Billions of current dollars
 |
1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Percent change, 1980 to 2011 |
Percent change, 2000 to 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Sector | ||||||||||||||||
| Transportation Equipment1 | 304 | 466 | 828 | 850 | 861 | 891 | 931 | 980 | 1,044 | 1,080 | 1,082 | 1,012 | 1,001 | 1,037 | 241.5 | 25.2 |
| Transportation Structures2 | 241 | 324 | 450 | 472 | 485 | 500 | 532 | 557 | 580 | 603 | 645 | 637 | 656 | 680 | 182.2 | 51.3 |
| 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 | 3,132 | NA | 118.2 |
| Transportation Structures2 | NA | NA | 261 | 275 | 299 | 320 | 373 | 413 | 470 | 522 | 556 | 564 | 592 | 635 | NA | 143.6 |
| Federal | NA | NA | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | NA | 131.3 |
| State and Local | NA | NA | 254 | 268 | 292 | 312 | 364 | 403 | 459 | 509 | 543 | 551 | 578 | 621 | NA | 143.9 |
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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