United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

606 T ransportation—Land
N o. 1041. F e d e r a l O u t l a y s f o r T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , b y F u n c t i o n : 1970 t o 1982
[For years ending June 30 except, beginning 1977, ending Sept. 30.1981 estimated]
FUNCTION
PERCENT
T O T A L OUTLAYS (mil. d o t.)
D ISTR IBUTIO N
1970 1975 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1970 1980 1982
Total outlays 7,006 10,386 14,636 15,444 17,459 21,120 23,381 21,228 [100.0 100.0 100.0
Ground transportation.................................. 4,678 6,501 10,037 10,355 12,064 15,079 17.100 14,728 66.8 71.4 69.4
Highway construction 2............................ (NA) 4,821 5,719 5,840 6,759 8,397 9,068 6,264 (NA) 39.8 38.9
Highway safety (NA) 150 583 644 733 1,126 336 307 (NA) 5.3 1.4
Mass transit (NA) 929 2,000 2,177 2,542 3,307 3,917 3,817 (NA) 15.7 18.0
Railroads.. (NA) 555 1,676 1,829 1,962 2,170 3,703 2,271 (NA) 10.3 10.7
Regulation (NA) 46 59 65 67 79 75 70 (NA) .4 .3
Air transportation 1,422 2,406 2,816 3,277 3,392 3,762 3,850 3,730 20.3 17.8 17.6
Airways a n d airports................................. (NA) 2,029 2,369 2,776 2,650 3,136 3,158 3,073 (NA) 14.8 14.5
Aeron. research and technology............ (NA) 316 344 398 443 509 544 544 (N A ) 2.4 2.6
Air carrier subsidies (NA) 64 80 77 72 89 119 66 (NA) .4 .4
Regulation........... (NA) (NA) 23 25 27 28 29 25 (NA) .1 .1
Water transportation 913 1,459 1,749 1,854 1,977 2,235 2,420 2,778 13.0 10.6 13.1
Marine safety and transportation...... (NA) 922 1,149 1,273 1,424 1,613 1,829 2,114 (NA) 7.6 10.0
Ocean shipping..................................... (NA) 537 591 571 543 611 580 653 (NA) 2.9 3.1
Regulation.............................................. (NA) (NA) 8 9 10 11 12 11 (NA) .1 .1
nihnr 26 74 76 61 93 104 110 89 .5
NA Not available. ‘ Total reflects deductions lor offsetting receipts. ’ Includes improvement
Source: U.S. Office of Management and Budget, The Budget o f the United States Government, annual.
N o . 104 2 . SO L a r g e s t T r a n s p o r t a t i o n C o m p a n ie s — R e v e n u e s a n d a s s e t s , b y R a n k o f
O p e r a t i n g R e v e n u e s : 1980 a n d 1981
[In billions o f dollars, except percent. Revenues include nontransportation activities; assets as of end of companies' fiscal years.
Companies listed derive more than 50 percent of their operating revenues from the transport of passengers and/or freight (e.g.,
railroads, airlines, motor carriers, pipelines); excludes companies primarily engaged In freight forwarding, express shipping, or
vehicle rental)
1980 1981
OPERATING REVENUE GROUP
Net
income
Assets
Operating
revenues
Stockholders'
equity
Net
income
Assets
Operating
revenues
Stockholders'
equity
60 largest, total.. 84.6 76.6 3.4 30.0 88.2 81.5 3 .9 2 9 .0
Lowest ten...... 4.6 3.4 (z) 1.5 5.4 3.8 .4 2.0
Second ten....... 6.7 5.7 .6 1.7 5,8 5.7 .3 1.3
Third ten............ 13.0 9.9 .8 2.7 12.1 1 0.0 .7 3 .4
Fourth te n ......... 23.0 17.3 .8 8.6 25.4 17.9 1.1 6 .3
Highest ten.................................................................................. 37.2 40.3 1.2 15.4 39.5 44.1 1.3 1 3.9
Percent, total:
Lowest ten................................................................................. 5.4 4.4 .5 5.1 6.1 4 .7 10.8 7 .0
7 4 17.5 5.7 6.6 7 .0
13.0 22.9 9.1 13.8 12,3 18.5 11.6
22.5 24.7 28.7 28,8 2 2.0 2 7.9 2 8 .6
Highest ten................................................................................... 44.0 52.7 34.4 51.5 44,8 54.0 33.9 48.1
Z Less than 500,000.
Source: Time, lnc„ New York, N.Y.; adapted from The Fortune Directory, July Issues. (Copyright.)
N o. 1043. E m p lo y m e n t in T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , b y T y p e o f T r a n s p o r t : 1965 t o 1981
[Annual averages of monthly figures. Based on Current Employment Statistics Program; see Appendix 111. See also H isto rica l
Statistics, Colonial Times to 1970, series Q 36-42]
TYPE O F TR AN SPO RT
NUMBER (1.000)
PERCENT
1965 1970 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1 965 197 0 1961
Tote!................................................. 2 ,532 2,684 2,636 2,660 2,762 2,907 3,022 2 ,9 6 2 2 ,923 100.0 100.0 1 0 0 .0
Trucking K..................................................... 6 82 999 1,024 1,068 1,132 1.212 1.249 1,189 1,166 3 4 .9 3 7 .2 3 9 .9
Public warehousing 82 84 64 81 68 91 91 91 88 3 .2 3.1 3 .0
Railroads............ 7 35 634 548 538 545 539 556 5 32 4 9 6 2 9 .0 2 3 .6 1 7 .0
Class I railroads2 6 4 0 566 498 494 5 02 4 90 503 4 8 2 4 5 7 2 5 .3 21.1 1 5 .6
Airlines ........... 2 2 9 352 363 374 3 86 406 438 4 53 454 9.0 13.1 1 5 .5
Local and interurban passengers........... 269 269 270 2 64 2 62 258 263 2 65 2 6 9 10.6 10.0 9 .2
Waterlines *................................................. 230 213 195 195 196 209 2 16 213 2 1 6 9.1 8 .0 7 .4
Pipelines4........................ 20 18 18 18 19 20 20 21 2 2 .8 .7 .8
Transportation services 85 115 134 142 156 170 189 196 2 1 2 3 .4 4 .3 7 .2
‘ Includes terminals. ’ See text, p. 604. ’ Covers establishments engaged in domestic and/or international service.
4 Oil and other commodities, except natural gas.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment and Earnings, monthly.