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BTS | The Importance of Transportation in the Canadian Economy (5891 words) |
 | Transportation commodities account for a large share of Canadian exports, 30.0% as of 1996, with a low of 26.0% in the fuel-price-generated recession of 1981 and a high of 34.8% in the recovery year of 1986 (table 9). |
| Transportation commodities account for a slightly smaller share of Canadian imports, 25.9% as of 1996, with a low of 24.7% in the recession of 1981 and a high of 32.6% in the recovery year of 1986 (table 10). |
| Transportation margins (TMs) are a concept unique to the CNA and represent an estimate of the transportation costs incurred in the distribution of commodities. |
| Air Transport Industry - MSN Encarta (1325 words) |
| Air Transport Industry, area of commerce in which aircraft are employed to carry passengers, freight, and mail. |
| After the war the new long-range four-engine transports with fully pressurized cabins and advanced instrumentation were increasingly able to avoid storms and turbulent winds, enhancing passenger comfort and making operations more economical and consistent. |
| Compared with truck, rail, and water transport, air cargo costs are still high in cost per mile, and air cargo still commands only a small share of total intercity tonnage moved by all forms of transport. |
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