A Congressionally mandated publication, it provides a data overview of U.S. transportation issues. Each TSAR has two essential components: a review of the state of transportation statistics with recommendations for improvements and a presentation of the data. United States Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Presents data on civil air transportation, both passenger and cargo, and on water transportation, including inland waterways, ocean-borne commerce, the merchant marine, cargo, and vessel tonnages. This section also presents statistics on revenues, passenger and freight traffic volume, and employment in various revenue-producing modes of the transportation industry, including motor vehicles, trains, and pipelines. Data are also presented on highway mileage and finances, motor vehicle travel, accidents, and registrations; and characteristics of public transit, railroads, and pipelines. United States Census Bureau.
Presents statistics on the U.S. transportation system, including its physical components, safety record, economic performance, the human and natural environment, and national security. This is a large online document comprising more than 260 data tables plus data source and accuracy statements, glossary and a list of acronyms and initialisms. United States Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Information about using TranStats. Guide. United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Policy Information. Federal Highway Administration.
TranStats offers several features including:
- A searchable index of over 100 transportation-related data bases
- Selective download of variables for analysis
- Online data documentation
- Interactive analytical tools for simple statistical summaries, time series, cross tabulations and graphics
- Interactive mapping and access to the full National Transportation Atlas Data Base.
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Included in the Green Book are descriptions of the U.S. government's social programs, statistical charts and tables covering size and growth of programs, program eligibility, payments, financing, participant characteristics, and history. Statistics are provided on health status and expenditures of the elderly, national health expenditures and health insurance coverage, Medicare reimbursement to hospitals and doctors, employment and unemployment, characteristics of families with children, economic, population, immigration, income and fiscal data, and the budget. Ways & Means Committee of United States House of Representatives.
The Consolidated Federal Funds Report (CFFR) covers all states, the District of Columbia, and US Outlying Areas. CFFR data were obtained from Federal government agencies. These data cover Federal expenditures or obligations for the following categories: grants, salaries and wages, procurement contracts, direct payments for individuals, other direct payments, direct loans, guaranteed or insured loans, and insurance. Dollar amounts reported represent either actual expenditures or obligations. United States Bureau of the Census.
The principal features of climates of all the continents are discussed briefly. Worldwide temperatures and precipitation are illustrated by maps. Monthly and annual temperatures and precipitation, including extreme temperatures, are presented in tabular form for approximately 800 stations throughout the world. National Climatic Data Center.
Scroll about half way down the page linked above or use CTRL+F and "Climate of Minnesota" to immediately jump to the right section. This is a series of technical reports that include statistics ranging across the 20th century. Minnesota Climatology Working Group.
This site hosts a current database of meteorological and hydrological data, historical data, and written information generated by the NWS or received from other official sources. In addition, this site accesses a selection of current official weather observations, forecasts, and warnings from U.S. government sources for use by the national and international community.
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