Transportation accounted for 8.8% of all US Gross Domestic Product in 2017

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By mmillikinOct 29, 2019, 3:01 am244 pts
By category, transportation accounted for the fourth-greatest share of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017. Transportation was at 8.8%, following housing at nearly 20%, healthcare at 16.5%, and food at 9.5%. Over time, transportation’s share of the GDP has remained fairly stable, varying from a high…

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