National Transportation Statistics

BTS Products;Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Centerhttps://doi.org/10.21949/15010992005PDFStatistical ReportUnited States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation StatisticsUnited States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation StatisticsUnited StatesTransportation planningStatisticsSocioeconomic factorsRail transit stationsRailroad stationsPipelinesVehiclesShipsEnvironmental protectionFuel conservationAlternate fuelsEconomicsEconomyEmploymentEnergy useFatalitiesFederal governmentHazardous materialsTransportation safetyTransportation statisticsTransportation systemsNTSNational Transportation Statistics was formed by the union of: United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Plans, and International Affairs. Summary of national transportation statistics; and: Energy statistics.Compiled and published by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), U.S. Department of Transportation, National Transportation Statistics 2005 presents information on the U.S. transportation system1, including its physical components, safety record, economic performance, energy use, and environmental impact. National Transportation Statistics 2005 is a companion document to the Transportation Statistics Annual Report, which analyzes the data presented here. The report has four chapters and an Appendix: \u2022 Chapter 1 provides data on the extent, condition, use, and performance of the physical transportation network; \u2022 Chapter 2 details transportation's safety record, giving data on accidents, crashes, fatalities, and injuries for each mode and hazardous materials; \u2022 Chapter 3 focuses on the relationship between transportation and the economy, presenting data on transportation's contribution to the gross domestic product, employment by industry and occupation, and transportation-related consumer and government expenditures; \u2022 Chapter 4 presents data on transportation energy use and transportation-related environmental impacts; and, Appendix A profiles each mode, and appendix B contains metric conversions of select tables.In addition, as part of BTS's ongoing effort to identify and assess the extent of data errors, appendix C includes brief discussions of the quality of the data presented in many of the tables. BTS obtained the data in this report from many sources, including federal government agencies, private industry, and associations. Some of the data are based on samples and are subject to sampling variability. Data from all sources may be subject to omissions and errors in reporting, recording, and processing. Documents cited as sources for the tables often provide detailed information about definitions, methodologies, and statistical reliability. Generally, data are presented in five-year increments through 1995 and annually thereafter. The web version of the report provides a more comprehensive inventory of the available data than presented here.123