The data describes the value added by the rail transportation industry in the U.S. between 2000 and 2017. In 2017, this sector contributed just under 45.5 billion USD to the nation's gross domestic product. According to the source, value added equals the difference between an industry’s gross output and the cost of its intermediate inputs.
2000 | 23.35 |
2001 | 23.41 |
2002 | 21.8 |
2003 | 23.53 |
2004 | 25.36 |
2005 | 28.11 |
2006 | 32.16 |
2007 | 32.37 |
2008 | 37.55 |
2009 | 33.68 |
2010 | 35.01 |
2011 | 37.93 |
2012 | 41.83 |
2013 | 43.67 |
2014 | 46.79 |
2015 | 46.01 |
2016 | 43.77 |
2017 | 45.45 |