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