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Transportation Industry Overview
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Segment
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Amount
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Units
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Date
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Source
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U.S. Transportation Sector Revenues
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1.82
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Tril. US$
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2011
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PRE
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U.S. Employees, Transportation & Warehousing
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4,292.5
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Thousand
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2011
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BLS
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U.S Transportation Services Index
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114.38
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2000=100
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Dec-11
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BTS
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Air Transportation, U.S.
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Total Revenue
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144
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Billion
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2011
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PRE
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Profit, Domestic
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1.6
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Billion
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2011
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FAA
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Revenue Passenger Miles
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825.1
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Billion
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20112
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BTS
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Passenger Load Factor
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81.58
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%
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20112
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BTS
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Revenue Freight Ton Miles
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6.9
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Billion
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20112
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BTS
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Full-Scope Air Travel Price Index
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124.4
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1995=100
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2011 1Q
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BTS
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Employees
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456.0
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Thousand
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2011
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BLS
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Railroad Transportation, U.S.
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Amtrak Passengers (per year)
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30.4
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Million
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2010/112
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Amtrak/BTS
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Amtrak Revenue
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1.9
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Billion
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FY 2011
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Amtrak
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Railroad Fuel Price Index
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589.3
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July 15,1990=100
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Dec-11
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BTS
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Rail Freight Revenue
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56.3
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Billion
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2010
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AAR
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Employees
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228.8
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Thousand
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2011
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BLS
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Truck Transportation, U.S.
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Total Operating Revenue
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194.6
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Billion US$
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2010
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Census
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Total Expenses
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179.4
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Billion US$
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2010
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Census
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Total Highway Miles Traveled (Trucks)
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76,740
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Million
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2010
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Census
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Number of Trucks
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229
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Thousand
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2010
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Census
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Number of Truck-Tractors
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804
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Thousand
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2010
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Census
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Number of Trailers
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1,821
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Thousand
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2010
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Census
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Employees
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1,299.0
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Thousand
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2011
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BLS
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Trade, U.S.
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U.S. Exports
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1,480.6
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Billion US$
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2011
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BTS
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U.S. Imports
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2,206.9
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Billion US$
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2011
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BTS
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U.S. Surface Trade with Canada
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497.8
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Billion US$
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2010/112
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BTS
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U.S. Surface Trade with Mexico
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352.8
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Billion US$
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2010/112
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BTS
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U.S. Waterborne Foreign Trade (Volume)
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1,304.9
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Bil. Metric Tons
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2010
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MARAD
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U.S. Waterborne Foreign Trade (Value)
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1,434.2
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Billion US$
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2010
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MARAD
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Other, U.S.
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Total U.S. Highway Vehicle Miles Traveled
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2,960.2
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Billion
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2010/112
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BTS
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Personal Expenditures for Transportation
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967.0
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Billion
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2010
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BEA
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Air Transportation, Global
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Total Revenue (Global revenue, U.S. & Non-U.S. Carriers)
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596.0
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Billion
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2011
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IATA
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Total Profit (Global revenue, U.S. & Non-U.S. Carriers)
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6.9
|
Billion
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2011
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IATA
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PRE = Plunkett Research Estimate
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FAA = U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
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BLS = U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Census = U.S. Census Bureau
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BTS = U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
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BEA = U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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MARAD = U.S. Dept. of Transportation Maritime Administration
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AAR = Association of American Railroads
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IATA = International Air Transport Association
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Ton Mile = One ton (2,000 pounds) transported one mile.
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1 Forecast.
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2 Last 12 available months: December 2010 through November 2011.
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3 Last 4 available quarters: 1st Quarter 2011 through 4th Quarter 2011.
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