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Impact of federal, state and local assistance on capital investment funding

Chart-Capital Funding Sources as a Percent Share of Total Capital Funds Applied

Data sources:
The National Transit Database > Monthly Module Adjusted data - August 2008 (http://204.68.195.57/ntdprogram/data.htm)
InflationData.com > The Consumer Price Index > Historical CPI data (http://inflationdata.com/inflation/Inflation_Rate/HistoricalInflation.aspx)

Capital funding decreased by 4% between 2002 and 2007 (constant dollars). The largest decrease was in state assistance which decreased by 8%. Federal assistance decreased by 3% and local assistance decreased by 2%.

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