| Category | 2010 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
Personal consumption of transportation |
1,087 |
1,235 |
Motor vehicles and parts |
360 |
542 |
Motor vehicle fuels, lubricants, and fluids |
406 |
356 |
Transportation services |
321 |
337 |
Gross private domestic investment |
152 |
204 |
Transportation structures |
10 |
13 |
Transportation equipment |
142 |
191 |
Government transportation-related purchases |
327 |
323 |
Federal purchases |
40 |
40 |
State and local purchases |
260 |
271 |
Defense-related purchases |
27 |
12 |
Exports ( + ) |
277 |
245 |
Imports ( - ) |
369 |
434 |
Total transportation-related GDP |
1,486 |
1,552 |
U.S. GDP |
15,649 |
18,385 |
Notes:
Data may not add to totals due to rounding. Transportation-related final demand measures the size of transportation functions in relation to the GDP. It includes the transportation portion of the four components of the GDP: personal consumption, gross private domestic investment, government purchases, and net exports of goods and services.
Key: GDP = Gross Domestic Product
Sources:
As cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 3-4, available at https://www.bts.gov/nts.
Last Updated: November 2021