United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Freight and Passenger Volume 6 0 7
No. 1044. Volume of Domestic Intercity Freight and Passenger Traffic, by T ype of
Transport: 1950 to 1980
[P rior to 1 9 6 0 , e x c lu d e s A la s k a a n d H a w a ii, e x c e p t a s n o te d . A to n -m ile is th e m o v e m e n t o f 1 to n ( 2 ,0 0 0 p o u n d s ) o f fre ig h t fo r th e
d is ta n c e o f 1 m ile . A p a s s e n g e r m ile is th e m o v e m e n t o f 1 p a s s e n g e r fo r th e d is ta n c e o f 1 m ile, C o m p ris e s p u b lic a n d p riv a te
traffic, b o th r e v e n u e a n d n o n re v e n u e . S e e a ls o H isto rical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1970, s e rie s Q 1 - 2 2 J
T YP E O F T R AN SPO RT
1 9 5 0
1 9 5 5 1 9 6 0 1 9 6 5 1 9 7 0 1 9 7 3 1 9 7 4 1 0 7 5 1 9 7 6 1 9 7 7 1 9 7 3 1 9 7 9 1 9 8 0
FR EIG H T TRAFFIC
BILLIONS OF T O N -M ILES
T o ta l........... ....................................................... 1 ,0 6 2 1 ,2 7 5 1 ,3 1 4 1 ,6 3 8 1 ,9 3 6 2 ,2 3 2 2 ,2 1 2 2 ,0 6 6 2 ,2 0 2 2 ,3 0 7 2 ,4 6 7 2 ,5 7 2 2 ,5 0 3
a ilro a d s '... 5 9 7 6 3 1 5 7 9 7 0 9 771 8 5 8 8 5 2 7 5 9 8 0 0 8 3 4 6 6 8 9 2 7 9 3 2
R
M o to r v e h ic le s ................................................. 1 73 2 2 3 2 6 5 3 5 9 4 1 2 5 0 5 4 9 5 4 5 4 5 1 0 5 5 5 5 9 9 6 0 8 5 6 7
In la n d w a te rw a y s 2........................................ 1 6 3 2 1 7 2 2 0 2 6 2 3 1 8 3 5 8 3 5 5 3 4 2 3 7 3 3 6 8 4 0 9 4 2 5 4 1 1
01! p ip e lin e s 1 2 9 2 0 3 2 2 9 3 0 6 4 31 5 0 7 5 0 6 5 0 7 5 1 5 5 4 6 5 8 6 6 0 8 5 8 8
D o m e s tic a irw a y s 3 4.................................... .3 .6 .6 1 .9 3 .3 3 .9 3 .9 3 ,7 3 .9 4 ,2 4 .6 4 .4 4 .5
PERCENT D ISTR IBUTIO N
T o ta l........... ....................................................... 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0
R a ilr o a d s '... 57.AA 5 0 .4 3 4 4 .7 3 4 3 .6 7 3 9 ,8 3 3 6 .5 1 3 6 .5 2 3 6 .7 4 3 6 .3 3 3 6 .1 5 3 5 .1 8 3 6 .0 4 3 7 .2 4
M o to r v e h ic le s ................................................. 1 5 .8 0 1 7 .2 0 2 1 .4 6 2 1 .7 6 2 1 .2 8 2 2 .6 6 2 2 .3 8 2 1 .9 7 2 3 .1 6 2 4 .0 6 2 4 .2 6 2 3 .6 4 2 2 .6 5
In la n d w a te rw a y s 2........................................ 1 4 .9 3 1 6 .6 8 1 6 .5 6 1 5 .8 9 1 6 .4 6 1 6 .0 8 1 6 .0 5 1 6 .5 5 1 6 .9 4 1 5 .9 5 1 6 .5 8 1 6 .5 2 1 6 .4 2
O il p ip e lin e s 1 1 .81 1 5 .6 6 1 7 .1 9 1 8 .5 6 2 2 ,2 6 2 2 .7 5 2 2 .8 7 2 4 .5 4 2 3 .3 8 2 3 .6 7 2 3 .7 5 2 3 .6 4 2 3 .4 9
D o m e s tic a irw a y s 3 4 .................................... .0 3 .0 4 .0 6 .1 2 ,1 7 .1 8 .1 8 .1 9 .1 8 .1 8 .1 9 .1 8 .1 6
PASSENGER TRAFFIC
BILLIONS O F PA S8EN Q ER -M ILE8
T o t a l s................................................................ 5 0 6 7 1 6 7 8 4 9 2 0 1 ,1 8 5 1 ,3 4 5 1 ,3 1 0 1 ,3 5 0 1 ,4 6 4 1 ,5 3 2 1 ,6 0 6 1 ,5 8 9 1 ,5 5 9
P riv a te a u t o m o b ile s ...................................... 4 3 8 6 3 7 7 0 6 8 1 8 1 ,0 2 6 1 ,1 6 3 1 ,1 2 2 1 ,1 7 1 1 ,2 6 0 1 ,3 1 6 1 ,3 6 2 1 ,3 2 2 1 ,3 0 0
D o m e s tic a ir w a y s 3 6 .................................... 10 2 3 3 4 5 8 1 1 9 14 3 1 4 6 1 4 6 1 6 5 1 7 6 2 0 4 2 2 8 2 1 9
B u s 7................ 2 6 2 5 1 9 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 5 2 6 2 5 2 7 2 8
R a ilro a d s '... 3 2 2 9 2 2 18 11 9 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 11 1 2 1 2
In lan d w a te r w a y s ........................................ 1 .2 1.7 2 .7 3.1 4 .0 4 .0 4.1 4 .0 4 .0 4 .0 4 .0 (N A ) (NA)
PERCENT D ISTR IB UTIO N
T o t a l................................................................... 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0 1 0 0 .0
P riv a te a u to m o b ile s ...................................... 0 6 .2 0 8 9 .0 1 9 0 .1 0 8 8 .8 6 8 6 .6 0 8 6 .4 7 8 5 .6 5 6 6 .1 7 8 6 .0 7 8 5 .9 0 8 4 .8 1 8 3 .2 0 8 3 .3 9
D o m e s tic a irw a y s 3 0.................................... 1 .9 8 3 .1 6 4 .3 3 6.31 1 0 .0 1 1 0 .6 3 1 1 .1 5 1 0 .8 9 1 1 .2 7 1 1 .4 9 1 2 .7 0 1 4 .3 5 1 4 .0 5
B u s I ............... 5 .2 0 3 .5 6 2 .4 7 2 .5 8 2 .1 4 1 .9 3 2 .1 4 1 .9 1 1 .7 1 1 .7 0 1 .5 6 1 .7 0 1 .8 0
R a ilro a d s '... 6 .3 9 4 .0 1 2 .7 5 1.91 .9 2 .6 7 .7 6 .7 4 .6 8 .6 5 .6 8 .7 6 .7 7
In la n d w a te rw a y s 2........................................ .23 .2 4 .3 4 .3 4 .3 4 .3 0 .31 .2 9 .2 7 .2 6 .2 5 (N A ) (NA)
N A N o t a v a ila b le . 'In c lu d e s e le c tric ra ilw a y s . B e g in n in g 1 9 7 0 , fre ig h t tra ffic e x c lu d e s m a il a n d e x p r e s s . 2 In c lu d e s G r e a t
L a k e s . F re ig h t tra ffic in c lu d e s A la s k a (o r a ll y e a rs a n d H a w a ii b e g in n in g 1 9 6 0 . 3 R e v e n u e s e rv ic e o n ly fo r c e rtific a te d ro u te a n d
c h a rie r e a rn e r s . 4 In c lu d e s e x p re s s , m a il, a n d e x c e s s b a g g a g e . & B e g in n in g 1 9 7 9 , e x c lu d e s d a t a fo r in la n d w a te rw a y s .
6 In c lu d e s p riv a te p le a s u re a n d b u s in e s s flyin g . 2 E x c lu d e s s c h o o l bus.
S o u rc e : T r a n s p o rta tio n A s s o c ia tio n o f A m e ric a , W a s h in g to n , D .C ., Transportation F act a n d Trends, D e c . 1 9 8 1 .
No. 1045. V o l u m e o f C o m m o d i t y S h i p m e n t s b y M a n u f a c t u r i n g E s t a b l i s h m e n t s : 1 9 7 7
[B a s e d o n a s a m p le s u rv e y o f 1 9 ,5 0 0 m a n u fa c tu rin g e s ta b lis h m e n ts ]
V a lu e
V a lu e
MEANS OF TRANSPORT AND
COMMODITY
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s h ip ­
m e n ts
(bit.
T o n s
(m il.)
T o n -
m ile s
(m il.)
COMMODITY
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m e n ts
(bil.
T o n s
(m il.)
T o n -
m ile s
(m il.)
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d o l.)
A ll commodities................ .......... 1,343 '3 ,3 1 2 '7 5 8 ,9 8 4 Pulp , p a p e r, a n d a llie d p r o d u c t s ..............
R a il...............................................................................
M o to r c a rrie r
P riv a te tru ck
W a te r ..............
P ip e lin e .........
P a rc e l d e liv e ry
O th e r a n d u n k n o w n ..........................................
F o o d a n d k in d re d p ro d u c ts ..........................
T o b a c c o p ro d u c ts ..............................................
T e x tile m ill p r o d u c ts .........................................
A p p a re l, fin is h e d te x tile p ro d u c ts ............
L u m b e r a n d w o o d p ro d u c ts ........................
F u rn itu re a n d fix tu re s .......................................
229
570
316
31
35
50
42
70
192
9
35
46
39
17
548
691
■1,200
1
293
4 6 5
3
111
427
2
1 4
6
357
8
270,446
163,322
95,120
1,405
135,638
69,303
1,497
2.253
128,129
952
5,036
2,380
57,967
4.045
P rin te d m a t t e r ......................................................
C h e m ic a ls a n d a llie d p ro d u c ts ..................
P e tro le u m a n d c o a l p ro d u c ts ......................
R u b b e r a n d m isc. p la s tic s .............................
L e a th e r a n d le a th e r p r o d u c ts .....................
S to n e , c la y , g la s s , a n d c o n c r e te ..............
P rim a ry m e ta l p ro d u c ts ..................................
F a b ric a te d m e ta l p ro d u c ts ............................
M a c h in e ry , e x c . e le c tric a l..............................
E le c tric a l m a c h in e ry .........................................
T ra n s p o rta tio n e q u ip m e n t .............................
M o to r v e h ic le s a n d e q u ip m e n t..................
In s tru m e n ts a n d re la te d p r o d u c ts ............
M is c e lla n e o u s p ro d u c ts ...................................
52
50
116
100
38
8
37
103
83
123
92
159
114
25
20
108
2 5
323
998
19
2
653
184
61
2 6
16
59
51
2
5
42,935
4,677
1 0 6,348
2 2 0 ,0 5 6
9 ,3 8 7
7 3 0
49,211
4 9 .1 2 6
19,323
12.127
8.6 0 5
29,341
2 6 ,0 7 5
1,663
2 ,5 9 0
'D a t a fo r c o m m o d itie s w ill n o t a d d to th e .to ta l b e c a u s e o f in d e p e n d e n t ro u n d in g o f th o s e ite m s .