Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Pocket Guide to Transportation, BTS-02-02, February 2002.

The Share of Transportation in the GDP, United States 2005

Transportation accounted to about 11% of all the expenses in the economy, the 4th most important expense after housing, health care and food.

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