NCJ Number
193264
Date Published
January 2002
Length
124 pages
Annotation
This report details the impact of transportation on the American economy and society.
Abstract
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Transportation Indicators report provides information on more than 100 trends in the areas of safety, mobility, economic growth, the human and natural environment, and national security. Airline employment and revenues, as well as air traffic, declined significantly following the September 11 terrorist attacks. There were declines in passengers, flights, freight, load factors, and other measures of performance. Highlights of the December 2001 report include: (1) producer prices for rail freight transportation fell in November, but were still up more than 3 percent since November 2000, after a sharp rise in October--this was the second highest 12-month increase in the 5 years of data tracked in Indicators; (2) advance retail sales of motor vehicles dropped nearly 13 percent in November, after a sharp rise in October; (3) manufacturers' new orders for future delivery of transportation equipment increased 39 percent in October after falling 6 percent in September; (4) net petroleum imports fell slightly in October, but remained 4 percent higher than in October 2000; (5) U.S. international trade continued to decline in September--imports were down more than 2 percent and exports were down almost 7 percent from August; and (6) the value of U.S. truck trade with Canada and Mexico declined 14 percent and 17 percent respectively in September compared to the previous year. Notes, figures, tables