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Table 2-1M Weight of Shipments by Transportation Mode: 2007, 2013, and 2040

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

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(millions of metric tonnes)

  2007 2013 2040
Total Domestic Exports2 Imports2 Total Domestic Exports2 Imports2 Total Domestic Exports2 Imports2
Truck 11,592 11,418 86 88 12,660 12,457 109 94 17,042 16,405 334 304
Rail 1,723 1,583 56 84 1,686 1,525 75 86 2,513 1,979 352 182
Water 862 457 59 346 733 372 81 280 971 507 149 315
Air, air & truck 12 2 4 5 13 2 5 6 48 6 18 25
Multiple modes & mail1 1,296 393 353 550 1,410 417 507 486 3,243 586 1,403 1,255
Pipeline1 1,354 1,192 4 159 1,397 1,262 10 124 1,579 1,140 15 424
Other & unknown 287 241 33 13 302 248 43 11 477 329 118 31
Total 17,127 15,288 594 1,245 18,201 16,284 829 1,088 25,874 20,951 2,388 2,535

12007 total and domestic numbers for the multiple modes & mail and the pipeline categories were revised as a result of Freight Analysis Framework database improvements.

2Data do not include imports and exports that pass through the United States from a foreign origin to a foreign destination by any mode.

NOTES: 1 metric tonne = 1.1023 short tons. Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding. The 2012 data are provisional estimates that are based on selected modal and economic trend data. All truck, rail, water, and pipeline movements that involve more than one mode, including exports and imports that change mode at international gateways, are included in multiple modes & mail to avoid double counting. As a consequence, rail and water totals in this table are less than other published sources.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and USDOT, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, version 3.5, 2015.