Travel Trend Brief 8. Consumer Spending on Transportation

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Figure 8-1.

Consumer Spending Trends

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, Expenditure Share Tables 2006-2011

http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxshare.htm

 

 

Figure 8-2. 

Transportation as a share of Household Spending

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, Expenditure Share Tables 1989-2011

http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxshare.htm

 

 

Figure 8-3.

Transportation Spending by Main Categories

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, Expenditure Share Tables 2011

http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxshare.htm

 

 

Figure 8-4.

Change in Household Transportation Spending 2006-2011

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, Expenditure Share Tables 2006-2011

http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxshare.htm

 

 

Figure 8-5.

Fuel Price Trends 1978-2011

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Transportation Energy Data Book, Edition 31: Table 10.3

http://info.ornl.gov/sites/publications/files/Pub37730.pdf

 

 

Figure 8-6.

Total Spending and Transportation Spending by Area Type

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011 Expenditure Table: Table 2400 - Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics

http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxstnd.htm

 

 

Figure 8-7.

Transportation Spending by Metro Area Size

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011 Expenditure Table: Table 2400 - Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics

http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxstnd.htm

 

 

Figure 8-8.

Transportation Spending per Household Vehicle and per Earner

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011 Expenditure Table: Table 2400 - Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics

http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxstnd.htm

 

 

Figure 8-9.

Shares of Spending in Transportation by Income Group 2011

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011 Expenditure Table: Table 2 - Income before taxes:  Average annual expenditures and characteristics

http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxstnd.htm

 

 

Table 8-1.

Spending for Key Related Factors by Income Group

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011 Expenditure Table: Table 2 - Income before taxes:  Average annual expenditures and characteristics

http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxstnd.htm

 

 

Figure 8-10.

Long-Term Trend in Households with Zero Vehicles by Racial/Ethnic Group

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011 Expenditure Table: Table 2 - Income before taxes:  Average annual expenditures and characteristics

http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxstnd.htm

 

 

Figure 8-11.

Transportation Shares of Spending and Income by Age Group

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011 Expenditure Table: Table 3. Age of reference person

http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxstnd.htm

 

 

Figure 8-12.

Transportation Spending by Workers per Household  2011

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011 Expenditure Table: Table 6. Number of earners in consumer unit

http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxstnd.htm

 

 

Table 8-2.

Annual Fuel Spending per Vehicle

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011 Expenditure Table: Table 6. Number of earners in consumer unit

http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxstnd.htm

 

 

Figure 8-13.

Transportation and Total Spending by Central Cities, Suburbs and Rural Areas

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011 Expenditure Table:  Table 7. Housing tenure and type of area

http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxstnd.htm

 

 

Figure 8-14.

Comparative Spending per Vehicle

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011 Expenditure Table:  Table 7. Housing tenure and type of area

http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxstnd.htm

 

 

Figure 8-15.

Shares of Housing Plus Transportation Spending by Area Type

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011 Expenditure Table:  Table 7. Housing tenure and type of area

http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxstnd.htm

 

 

Figure 8-16.

Annual Spending on Local Public Transit

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011 Expenditure Table: Table 3. Age of reference person

http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxstnd.htm

 

 

Figure 8-17.

Trend of Fare Revenue per Passenger Mile for All Modes of Transit Service in US

American Public Transportation Association, 2012 Fact Book, Appendix A, Table 63: Operating Funding Sources (Millions of Dollars)

http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/FactBook/2012-Fact-Book-Appendix-A.pdf