Transportation plays an important role in the U.S. economy and contributed 8% to U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2020.
July 18, 2022Transportation plays an important role in the U.S. economy and contributed 8% to U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2020. Transportation is the fourth-largest contributor (behind housing, healthcare, and food) to the national GDP, which measures the monetary value of goods and services in the United States.
![Contributions to GDP by Category, 2020](/sites/default/files/styles/full_article_width/public/2022-07/FOTW_1247.png?itok=u5HF5ly2)
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transportation Economic Trends, accessed June 3, 2022.