Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Recent News About Bureau of Transportation Statistics
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U.S. Airlines’ January 2023 Fuel Cost per Gallon Up 4.3% from December 2022; Aviation Fuel Consumption Down 0.7% from Pre-Pandemic January 2019
The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ January 2023 fuel cost and consumption numbers indicating U.S. scheduled service airlines used 1.413 billion gallons of fuel, 4.0% less fuel than in December 2022 (1.471 billion gallons) and 0.7% less than in pre-pandemic January 2019.
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Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA)
Congress passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 22) in June 2022. Section 16 of the congressional mandate requires the Bureau of Transportation Statistics to produce statistics on "the total street dwell time from all causes of marine containers and chassis and the average out of service percentage of chassis."
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OSRA 2022 Data Dashboard
BTS is exploring avenues to provide statistics on chassis street dwell times and out of service by location without compromising the confidentiality of respondents to the data collection.
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BTS Updates National Transportation Statistics 02/28/2023
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released its monthly update to National Transportation Statistics (NTS), a guide to historical national-level transportation trends.
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North American Transborder Freight up 3.5% in December 2022 from December 2021
Total Transborder Freight by Border in December 2022, Compared to December 2021:Transborder freight between the U.S. and North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in December 2022
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BTS Updates Datasets to National Transportation Atlas Database
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics today released its winter 2023 update to the National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD), a set of nationwide geographic databases of transportation facilities, networks, and associated infrastructure.
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North American Transborder Freight up 4.8% in November 2022 from November 2021
Total Transborder Freight by Border in November 2022, Compared to November 2021:T
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Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA)
Congress passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 22) in June 2022. Section 16 of the congressional mandate requires the Bureau of Transportation Statistics to produce statistics on "the total street dwell time from all causes of marine containers and chassis and the average out of service percentage of chassis."
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Third Quarter 2022 Average Air Fare Increases 12.7% from Third Quarter 2021
The average U.S. domestic air fare decreased in the third quarter of 2022 to $384, down 4.7% from the second quarter 2022 inflation-adjusted fare of $402.
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U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Added 1,036 Jobs in November 2022; Employment Remains 4.8% Above Pre-Pandemic November 2019
U.S. Airline Employees Headcount (Full-time and Part-time Employees)
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U.S. Transportation Sector Unemployment Rate of 4.5% in December 2022 Was Above the December 2021 Level of 3.6% And Was Above the Pre-Pandemic December Level of 2.8% in 2019
The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector was 4.5% (not seasonally adjusted) in December 2022 according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data recently updated on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Unemployment in Transportation dashboard.
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BTS Releases 2020 Government Transportation Financial Statistics
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released an update of its Government Transportation Financial Statistics (GTFS), with data through 2020.
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North American Transborder Freight up 13.9% in October 2022 from October 2021
Total Transborder Freight by Border in October 2022, Compared to October 2021:Transborder freight between the U.S. and North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in October 2022:
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Freight Analysis Framework 12/22/22 Updated
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released an updated version of its Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) commodity flow dataset, which provides estimates for tonnage, value, and ton-miles by origin-destination pair of FAF regions, commodity type, and mode for:
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U.S. Cargo and Passenger Airlines Added 4,889 Jobs in October 2022; Employment Remains 4.9% Above Pre-Pandemic October 2019
U.S. Airline Employees Headcount (Full-time and Part-time Employees)
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Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 22)
Congress passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 22) in June 2022.
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2022 3rd Quarter U.S. Airline Financial Data
U.S. airline financial reports are filed quarterly with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Air Travel Consumer Report: September Consumer Complaints Down 15.6% from August, Yet Remain Three Times Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Levels
The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of September 2022 and 3rd quarter 2022 numbers (nine months data) for on-time performance, consumer complaints received, mishandled baggage, and mishandled wheelchairs and scooters.
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U.S. Airlines’ October 2022 Fuel Cost per Gallon Down 1.2% from September 2022; Aviation Fuel Consumption Down 7.0% from Pre-Pandemic October 2019
The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released U.S. airlines’ October fuel cost and consumption numbers indicating U.S. scheduled service airlines used 1.433 billion gallons of fuel, 2.3% more fuel than in September 2022 (1.401 billion gallons) and 7.0% less than in pre-pandemic October 2019.
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Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 22)
Congress passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 22) in June 2022.