Establishment and Discussion of Traffic Accounting Matrix

The accounting matrix approach has been widely used in national accounting and development economics (social accounting matrix, SAM), it still never application of transportation. This paper introduced the characteristics of the communication and transportation industry, established the fundamental traffic accounting matrix (TAM), extended traffic accounting matrix and model. The development of traffic and traffic forecast were reflected by TAM. An example of the extended traffic accounting matrix (ETAM) is presented. The analysis results show that an ETAM can be a useful tool for traffic system analysis.