The pie charts provided compare the percentage of the income and expenses for American roads by category for the previous year.
From an overall perspective, it is explicit that on the revenue side, the figures of the Motor fuel taxes and Central government funds amounted to the largest portion for the last year, whereas the smallest share was from tolls. In contrast, in the expenditures, the numbers of the Capital outlay accounted for the biggest share in sharp contrast with interest on debt, which took up the least significant.
In terms of proceeds sources for the US highways, the statistics of Motor fuel taxes and Central government funds comprised almost identical figures, 26% and 26.5% respectively, amounting to roughly half of the chart whereas the proportion of the motor vehicle taxes, bonds, and others income varied between 12 and 16%. In addition, the percentage of the tolls amounted to a mere 4.3%, which was the lowest proportion for the previous year.
As the second pie chart reveals, the rate of the capital outlay accounted for almost one of two, at 48.8%. As regards the figures for maintenance and traffic services, they made up almost a quarter ( 23.8%). Regarding the shares of expenditures on administration, highway patrol, and safety, interest on debt and bond retirement were in charge of negligible figures, at 7.9%, 8.8%, 4.7%, and 6% correspondingly.
