Figure 1 - Real Growth in Highway Capital Stocks Compared with Vehicle Stocks: 1925-2000
Figure 1 - Real Growth in Highway Capital Stocks Compared with Vehicle Stocks: 1925-2000
(Chain-type index: 1925 = 100)
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| Year | Highways & streets | Trucks, buses, and truck trailers | Autos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 1926 | 105 | 104 | 108 |
| 1927 | 111 | 104 | 112 |
| 1928 | 118 | 106 | 115 |
| 1929 | 127 | 121 | 119 |
| 1930 | 137 | 127 | 112 |
| 1931 | 147 | 125 | 102 |
| 1932 | 155 | 117 | 88 |
| 1933 | 160 | 109 | 80 |
| 1934 | 165 | 111 | 77 |
| 1935 | 169 | 119 | 84 |
| 1936 | 177 | 130 | 98 |
| 1937 | 183 | 138 | 110 |
| 1938 | 192 | 132 | 106 |
| 1939 | 201 | 134 | 109 |
| 1940 | 209 | 139 | 114 |
| 1941 | 213 | 149 | 119 |
| 1942 | 214 | 130 | 98 |
| 1943 | 212 | 114 | 82 |
| 1944 | 210 | 111 | 66 |
| 1945 | 208 | 134 | 52 |
| 1946 | 209 | 161 | 75 |
| 1947 | 211 | 192 | 116 |
| 1948 | 215 | 222 | 145 |
| 1949 | 220 | 235 | 179 |
| 1950 | 227 | 256 | 226 |
| 1951 | 232 | 276 | 238 |
| 1952 | 239 | 276 | 234 |
| 1953 | 247 | 275 | 258 |
| 1954 | 260 | 271 | 270 |
| 1955 | 273 | 284 | 306 |
| 1956 | 286 | 295 | 298 |
| 1957 | 301 | 295 | 302 |
| 1958 | 318 | 286 | 275 |
| 1959 | 336 | 290 | 282 |
| 1960 | 353 | 293 | 289 |
| 1961 | 371 | 298 | 288 |
| 1962 | 391 | 319 | 308 |
| 1963 | 412 | 341 | 318 |
| 1964 | 433 | 362 | 330 |
| 1965 | 454 | 402 | 365 |
| 1966 | 477 | 454 | 386 |
| 1967 | 499 | 483 | 394 |
| 1968 | 522 | 527 | 433 |
| 1969 | 541 | 589 | 464 |
| 1970 | 560 | 615 | 447 |
| 1971 | 577 | 653 | 479 |
| 1972 | 593 | 729 | 514 |
| 1973 | 606 | 829 | 560 |
| 1974 | 616 | 905 | 570 |
| 1975 | 625 | 906 | 578 |
| 1976 | 634 | 947 | 617 |
| 1977 | 642 | 1,037 | 693 |
| 1978 | 653 | 1,148 | 765 |
| 1979 | 666 | 1,242 | 785 |
| 1980 | 677 | 1,228 | 758 |
| 1981 | 684 | 1,203 | 771 |
| 1982 | 689 | 1,166 | 777 |
| 1983 | 694 | 1,166 | 855 |
| 1984 | 704 | 1,235 | 951 |
| 1985 | 716 | 1,331 | 1,023 |
| 1986 | 728 | 1,371 | 1,091 |
| 1987 | 740 | 1,401 | 1,094 |
| 1988 | 754 | 1,429 | 1,145 |
| 1989 | 766 | 1,432 | 1,137 |
| 1990 | 780 | 1,408 | 1,181 |
| 1991 | 794 | 1,373 | 1,320 |
| 1992 | 808 | 1,402 | 1,394 |
| 1993 | 823 | 1,494 | 1,456 |
| 1994 | 838 | 1,650 | 1,591 |
| 1995 | 853 | 1,831 | 1,653 |
| 1996 | 867 | 2,038 | 1,730 |
| 1997 | 884 | 2,265 | 1,755 |
| 1998 | 902 | 2,548 | 1,742 |
| 1999 | 922 | 2,899 | 1,775 |
| 2000 | 941 | 3,159 | 1,784 |
1Includes light-duty and heavy-duty trucks.
NOTE: The highway capital stocks and vehicle stocks indices are quantity indices. They represent the relative quantity rather than the value of those goods.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, "Fixed Assets," available at http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn/faweb, as of November 2001.