Table 1-51: Growth of Freight Activity in the United States: Comparison of the 1993 and 1997 Commodity Flow Surveys
Table 1-51: Growth of Freight Activity in the United States: Comparison of the 1993 and 1997 Commodity Flow Surveys
| Mode of transportation | Value | Tons | Ton-miles | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 (billion $ 1997) | 1997 (billion $ 1997) | Percent change | 1993 (millions) | 1997 (millions) | Percent change | 1993 (billions) | 1997 (billions) | Percent change | |
| TOTAL all modes | 6,360.8 | 6,944.0 | 9.2 | 9,688.5 | 11,089.7 | 14.5 | 2,420.9 | 2,661.4 | 9.9 |
| Single modes, total | 5,376.3 | 5,719.6 | 6.4 | 8,922.3 | 10,436.5 | 17.0 | 2,136.9 | 2,383.5 | 11.5 |
| Trucka | 4,791.0 | 4,981.5 | 4.0 | 6,385.9 | 7,700.7 | 20.6 | 869.5 | 1,023.5 | 17.7 |
| For-hire truck | 2,856.1 | 2,901.3 | 1.6 | 2,808.3 | 3,402.6 | 21.2 | 629.0 | 741.1 | 17.8 |
| Private truckb | 1,910.4 | 2,036.5 | 6.6 | 3,543.5 | 4,137.3 | 16.8 | 235.9 | 268.6 | 13.9 |
| Rail | 269.2 | 319.6 | 18.7 | 1,544.1 | 1,549.8 | 0.4 | 942.6 | 1,022.5 | 8.5 |
| Water | 67.1 | 75.8 | 13.1 | 505.4 | 563.4 | 11.5 | 272.0 | 261.7 | -3.8 |
| Shallow draft | 44.3 | 53.9 | 21.7 | 362.5 | 414.8 | 14.4 | 164.4 | 189.3 | 15.2 |
| Great Lakes | 1.3 | 1.5 | 15.4 | 33.0 | 38.4 | 16.4 | 12.4 | 13.4 | 8.2 |
| Deep draft | 21.5 | 20.4 | -4.9 | 109.9 | 110.2 | 0.2 | 95.2 | 59.0 | -38.0 |
| Air (includes truck and air) | 151.3 | 229.1 | 51.4 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 42.6 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 55.5 |
| Pipelinec | 97.8 | 113.5 | 16.1 | 483.6 | 618.2 | 27.8 | S | S | S |
| Multiple modes, total | 720.9 | 945.9 | 31.2 | 225.7 | 216.7 | -4.0 | 191.5 | 204.5 | 6.8 |
| Parcel, U.S. Postal Service or courier | 612.8 | 855.9 | 39.7 | 18.9 | 23.7 | 25.4 | 13.2 | 18.0 | 36.8 |
| Truck and rail | 90.4 | 75.7 | -16.3 | 40.6 | 54.2 | 33.5 | 37.7 | 55.6 | 47.5 |
| Truck and water | 10.2 | 8.2 | -19.4 | 68.0 | 33.2 | -51.2 | 40.6 | 34.8 | -14.4 |
| Rail and water | 4.0 | 1.8 | -55.2 | 79.2 | 79.3 | 0.1 | 70.2 | 77.6 | 10.5 |
| Other multiple modes | 3.5 | 4.3 | 22.0 | 18.9 | 26.2 | 38.6 | S | 18.6 | S |
| Other / unknown modes, total | 263.6 | 278.6 | 5.7 | 540.5 | 436.5 | -19.2 | 92.6 | 73.4 | -20.7 |
KEY: S = data are not published because of high sampling variability or other reasons.
a Truck as a single mode includes shipments that went by private truck only, for-hire truck only, or a combination of both.
b Private truck refers to a truck operated by a temporary or permanent employee of an establishment or the buyer/receiver of the shipment.
c Excludes most shipments of crude oil.
NOTE
Numbers may not add to totals due to roundings.
SOURCE
U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 1997 Economic Census, Transportation, 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (Washington, DC: December 1999), table 1b; the Bureau of Transportation Statistics converted the value of 1993 commodities from 1993 current dollars to 1997 constant dollars using Bureau of Economic Analysis chain-type price deflators.