There is a Federal tax on gasoline now of 12 cents per gallon, which is in addition to the amounts set opposite the various States; that is to say where the State tax is cataloged at 4 cents there is an additional Federal tax of 12 cents which makes the total in that particular jurisdiction 511⁄2 cents. UNITED STATES MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS-1940, 1939 China, 71,140; Cuba, 46,817; Denmark, 164,830; Finland, 40,000; France, 2,398,500; Germany, 327,000; India, 123,400; Ireland, 67,426: Italian E. Africa, 60,000; Italy, 498,500; Japan, 119,050; Mexico, 105,470; Morocco (Fr.), 37,750; Netherlands, 164,430; Netherland E. Indies, 75,015; New Zealand, 268, 157; Norway, 99,326. Philippines, 54,023; Portugal, 49,320; Spain, 123,300; Switzerland, 56,200; Union of So. Africa, 393,698. United Kingdom, 2,429,580; Soviet Russia, 1,060,000; Uruguay, 45,765; Venezuela, 35,534. Total abroad, 12,818.937; world total, 45,376,891, compared to 45.422,411 in 1940. U. S. HIGHWAY APPROPRIATIONS FOR YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1942 Gasoline (motor fuel) consumed (sold) in the United States in 1940 totaled 24,167,190,000 gallons, as against 22,907,170,000 gallons in 1939. Losses by evaporation on the way to consumers amount to an average of more than 345 million gallons a year. New York consumption was 1,970,555,000 gallons; California, 1,948,880,000. Automobile Accidents in U. S.-How Caused (1940) Source: Travelers' Insurance Company, Hartford, Conn. TYPES OF ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN DEATHS AND INJURIES (1940) ACTIONS OF DRIVERS RESULTING IN DEATHS AND INJURIES (1940) ACTIONS OF PEDESTRIANS RESULTING IN DEATHS AND INJURIES (1940) Of the 35,000 persons killed in 1940, infants numbered 1,190; children (5-14 yrs.), 2,870; youths and grown-ups (15-64 yrs.), 25,410; old people (65 yrs. and over), 5,530. Of the 1,320,000 persons injured in 1940, infants totaled 47,520; children, 183,480; youths and grown-ups, 1,025,640; old people, 63,360. Of the 36.580 auto drivers in fatal accidents, 2,710 were females; of the 1,374,400 drivers in nonfatalities, 133,320 were females. In fatal accidents, 3 per cent of the drivers were under 18 yrs., 27 per cent were aged 18-24; 3.5 per cent were 65 or over: 8 per cent had less than 3 mos. experience: 85.8 per cent of the fatal accidents occurred in clear weather, and in 77.7 per cent of the cases the road was dry; in 91.3 per cent the car was apparently in good condition. Early morning and early evening (twilight) drivers got relatively the most victims. Speed and its relation to cost-Speed is expensive, according to the insurance experts. "Take the average speed of 35 miles per hour," says one in the booklet Lest We Regret. If you increase that average to 45, you will save a little over six hours in every thousand miles you drive. But it will cost you 65c for each hour you save. If you jump to 55, the difference in expense would be $1.20 an hour. About $12.45 a month for the average driver! "It is also curious to note that these costs pile up at increased speeds somewhat after the startling fashion of Danger Units. After passing 45, for instance, you will save less and less time by increasing your speed; yet the expense soars. On a 1,000-mile journey you could save but 2.8 hours by stepping up your speed from 55 to 65, and you would pay almost $3.00 an hour for the time you saved." Deaths in U. S. from Automobile Accidents Source: United States Bureau of the Census; figures in the table exclude deaths due to collisions with trains and street cars, and do not include deaths in motorcycle accidents. These appear in the data beneath the table. Auto-train deaths-(1933) 1,437; (1934) 1,457: (1935) 1,587; (1936) 1,697; (1937) 1,810; (1938) 1,489. Auto-street car fatalities-(1933) 318; (1934) 332; (1935) 253; (1936) 269; (1937) 264; (1938) 165. Motorcycle deaths-(1933) 235; (1934) 332; (1935) 346; (1936) 362; (1937) 364; (1938) 369. Canadian Motor Vehicle Production Combined output of passenger cars in the United States and Canada totaled 3,802,454 units, an increase of 28 per cent as compared with 2,975,165 in 1939. Most of the increase was accounted for in the United States, where production increased to 3,692,328 units from 2,866,796 units in 1939, or a gain of about 29 per cent. Output of passenger cars in Canada totaled 110.126 units, an increase of 1.6 per cent as compared with 108,369 in 1939. The United States and Canada manufactured 889,884 trucks and buses in 1940, an increase of 17.5 per cent as compared with 757,553 in 1939. Output in the United States numbered 777,026, against 710,496 in 1939, a gain of 9 per cent; while Canadian production numbered 112,858, against 47,057, an increase of 140 per cent. Year (Fiscal) 1915.. 1920. 1925. 1926. 1927 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931 1932. 1933. 1934 1935. 1936. 1937 1938. 1939. The American Merchant Marine Source: Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, U. §. Dept. of Commerce No. Tons No. Tons No. Tons 3,045 34,248 7,514 98,913 10,559 133,161 2,113 24.710 7.735 105,411 9.848 130,121 1,295 15,809 7,587 108,540 8,882 124,349 1,240 14,917 7,619 110,444 8.859 125.361 1,130 13,717 7,440 108,852 8,570 122,569 1,048 12,780 7,357 108,437 8,405 121,217 950 11,280 7,372 109,867 8,322 121,147 904 10,877 7,363 109,991 8,267 120,868 842 10,360 7,434 110,951 8,276 121,311 809 9.829 7,496 112,064 8,305 121,893 519 6,183 7,687 114,134 8,206 120,317 710 8,723 7,901 116,446 8,611 125,169 675 8.378 8,100 118,622 8,775 127,000 696 8,601 9,161 132,800 8,857 141,407 819 9.968 9.493 137.213 10,312 147,181 620 9.804 10,051 147,011 10.671 156,815 579 8,754 10.413 152,046 10,992 160,800 (Data not available) 11,067 160,048 1941 (Jan.) 499 7,225110,637 153,967 11,136 161,192 1940 Total Merchant Marine (Gross Tons) Sailing Steam Total No. Tons No. Tons No. I Tons 10.753 2,445,619 15,948 5,943,810 26,701 8,389,429 9.369 2.500,575 18,814 13,823,449 28,183 16,324,024 7,730 2,429,509 18,637 14,976,393 26,367 17,405,902 7,654 2,467,927 18,689 14.848.220 26,343 17,311,147 7,394 2,380,652 18,384 14,506,849 25,778 16,887,501 7,115 2,336,382 18,270 14,346,679 25,385 16,683,061 7,007 2,315,022 18,319 14,161,837 25,326 16,476,859 6,099 2,299,85719,115 13,767,868 25,214 16,067,725 7,235 2,380,237 18,236 13,528,019 25,471 15,908,256 6,932 2,270,830 18,224 13,567,825 25,156 15,838,655 6,686 2,197,917 18,182 12,862,240 24,868 15,060,157 6,571 2,185,682 18.333 12,676,132 24,904 14,861,814 6,424 2,118,499 18,495 12,535,257 24,919 14,653,759 6,686 2,230,126 18,706 12,266,561 25,392 14,496,687 7,569 2,508,554 19,019 12,167.574 26,588 14,676,128 7.806 2,644,288 19.349 12,007,077 27,155 14,651,365 7,864 2,679,988 19,606 11,952,003 27,470 14,631,991 7,708 2,665,446 19,504 11,352,742 27,212 14,018,188 7,693 2,674,792 19,382 11,046,822 27,075 13,721,614 Included in the above on Jan. 1, 1941, were 38 canal boats (5,961 gross tons) and 7,138 barges (2,487,121 gross tons). Motor boats, included in steam, numbered 15,586 (1,233,284 gross tons). The figures are no longer compiled on a fiscal year basis, but are now on a calendar year basis. Those for 1941 are as of Jan. 1. The war has brought many changes and some confusion in classifications and ownerships, owing principally to changes in registration from one country to another. Tonnage of Vessels Entered and Cleared at United States Ports Source: U. S. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce Gross tonnage applies to vessels and not to cargoes, and is determined by dividing by 100 the contents, in cubic feet, of the vessel's closed-in space. Net tonnage is a vessel's gross tonnage minus deductions of space occupied by the crew's quarters, machinery for navigation, the engine room, storeroom and fuel. The number of entrances practically balances the number of clearances, so that one-half of the total figures approximates either the entrances or the clearances. 50 Greatest Ports of the World Source: United States Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce The data cover entrances in 1935; there is no later available comparative information. Data for ports in the United States are compiled by the Department of Commerce, and by the Chief of Engineers, War Department. 42,642,252 Telephones in World, Jan. 1, 1940 Source: American Telephone and Telegraph Company 480,194,325! 631,257,859 Telephones in chief cities-New York, 1,669,904; Chicago, 997,174; Los Angeles, 456,564: Cleveland, 264,560; San Francisco, 290,990; Washington, 254,042; Minneapolis, 155,362; Seattle, 128,613; Denver, 108,244. Buenos Aires, 268,956; Rio de Janeiro, 103.797; Mexico City, 95,673; Montevideo, 33,447. Sydney, 159,825; Melbourne, 135,518; Shanghai, 79,554; Tokio, 290,510; Manila, 25,715. Source: The Bureau of Mines, Washington Chief States N. Y., Tenn., N. C. Vt., Ariz., Ga., N. C., Md. Ky., Texas, Ala., Okla. Not separable by States Utah Product Mica. Mineral paints (zinc and Oilstones, etc. Ores (crude), etc.: Dry and siliceous Lead. Lead-copper. Penn., Calif., Mich., N. Y. Zinc Zinc-copper. Calif., Oreg. Zinc-lead Peat. (other than pottery & refractories).. Raw (sold by prod'ers)... Ga., Penn..{Calif., Mo. Minn., Ala., Mich., Penn. Calif., Ga., Va., N. C. Wash., Calif., Nev., Vt. Mich., Nev., Calif., Wash. N. J. W. Va., Va., Nev., Wis. Pebbles for grinding Petroleum.. Phosphate rock (gold) Chief States N. C., Va., Calif., Ga. Penn., Kan., Ill., Ind. Colo., Utah., Ariz., N. M. Ariz., Utah., Nev., Mich. Alaska, Calif., Nev., S. D. Okla., Kan., Id., Va. N. Y., N. J., Mich., Calif. Texas, Calif., Okla., Ill. Platinum & allied metals. Alaska, Calif., Oreg. Potassium salts. Sand and gravel. Sand-lime brick... Sodium salts (other than N. M., Calif., Md., Utah N. Y., Minn., N. J., Mich. III., N. J., Penn., Ohio Calif., Texas, Wyo., Utah Sulfuric acid from copper Talc and ground soap Tantalum ore. Titanium ore: Rutile. Tungsten ore Uranium and vanadium. Vermiculite. World Production of Rubber Source: United States Department of Commerce N. Y., Vt., Calif., N. C. Va., Calif. Va., Ark. Ill., Mo., Okla., Ark. Ariz., Colo., Utah Africa Total Yr. |