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Transportation statistics

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General

Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)

• National Transportation Statistics
• Pocket Guide to Transportation
• Transportation indicators
• TranStats: the Intermodal Database

United States Census Bureau

• North American Transportation in Figures

United States Department of Energy (DOE)

• Transportation Energy Data Book
• DOE's transportation page

White House

• Economic Statistics Briefing Room for transportation

Aviation

Office of Airline Information (Bureau of Transportation Statistics)

Aviation Accident Statistics (National Transportation Safety Board) 

Air Transportation Traffic Statistics (Air Transport Association)

Freight

• Commodity Flow Survey

  • BTS Overview
  • U.S. Census Bureau Overview

Motor Carrier Information Program (BTS) 

State Freight Transportation Profiles (BTS) 

Transborder Surface Freight Data (BTS) 

• Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey Information

  • Census Bureau Overview
  • Latest Data (Census Bureau)

Ports and waterways

American Association of Port Authorities

• Facts
• Statistics

Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (US Army Corps of Engineers)

Railroads

Railroad Safety Data (Federal Railroad Administration) 

Railroad Facts and Statistics (Association of American Railroads) 

Roads and Highways

National Transportation Statistics (BTS)

Office of Highway Policy Information - Federal Highway Adminstration (FHWA)

• Highway Statistics series
• Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) publications
• National Household Travel Survey (NHTS)
• Travel Monitoring
  • Traffic Volume Trends

Safety

Fatality Analysis Reporting System (BTS) 

Fatality facts (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Statistics

Transit

National Transit Database (Federal Transit Administration) 

Transit Statistics (American Public Transportation Association) 

Transit Center Industry Statistics (Metro Magazine) 

Community Transportation Data (Community Transportation Association)

Travel

Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)

• American Travel Survey
• International Travel
• National Household Travel Survey

Journey to Work and Place of Work (U.S. Census Bureau) 
 
U.S. International Travel Statistics (Office of Travel and Tourism Industries)

Urban Mobility Study (Texas Transportation Institute)

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