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  • The US Bureau of Transportation Statistics offers the TranStats data finder tool and the searchable BTS Data Inventory. Expect content such as:
    • Revenue Passenger-Miles
    • Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption
    • Airline Employment Data
    • Border Crossing Data
    • Automobile Driving Cost vs Public Transit Cost
  • Sage Data aggregates data, often from government and NGO sources. Select Browse by Subject to expand, then select Transportation and Travel to explore transportation-related data series.
  • The OECD Data Explorer serves transportation data collected by the International Transport Forum (ITF). Under Topic, select Transport to view available datasets.
    • In several sectors, data are available from 1970 on and cover the 59 ITF member countries.
    • Topics covered include
      • Transport of freight (maritime, air, and surface)
      • Transport of passengers (car, rail, and air)
      • Road safety (accidents, injuries, and deaths)
      • Transport infrastructure maintenance and investment
  • Bloomberg (see access details) helps you plot a map of ports and vessels (tankers, cargo). Type BMAP and hit the green <GO> key.

Find other relevant resources from the library's Transportation Industry research guide.