Monthly Transportation Statistics on Government Construction Spending and Airline Traffic

Monthly time series compiled by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from across the Federal government and transportation industry. The dataset contains over 50 time series from nearly two dozen data sources, focusing on state and local government construction spending and U.S. airline traffic. It is published by data.bts.gov and was last updated on April 2, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in State and Local Government Construction Spending - Highway and Street and State and Local Government Construction Spending - Mass Transit to model public infrastructure investment.
• Comparing seasonal and non-seasonal airline traffic patterns using U.S. Airline Traffic - Domestic - Seasonally Adjusted and U.S. Airline Traffic - International - Non Seasonally Adjusted.
• Correlating infrastructure spending on State and Local Government Construction Spending - Water Supply and State and Local Government Construction Spending - Sewage Treatment Plant with regional development indicators.
• Forecasting vehicle travel demand using Highway Vehicle Miles Traveled - Other Rural alongside construction spending on related categories.

Strengths

• Contains over 50 time series from nearly two dozen data sources.
• Includes detailed breakdowns of construction spending across more than 20 specific categories (e.g., Highway and Street, Mass Transit, Hospital).
• Provides both seasonally adjusted and non-seasonally adjusted traffic metrics.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Bureau of Transportation Statistics (data.bts.gov)

Collection Method

Compilation of data from across the Federal government and transportation industry.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-02 20:13:31; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States (national statistics)