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3-1 Freight Shipments Within the U.S. by Mode

Thursday, January 5, 2017

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Value of shipments

billions of chained 2012 dollars

Mode 2012 2015 2045
Truck 12,403 13,267 24,455
Rail 756 842 1,823
Water 433 500 885
Air and truck-air 672 794 3,240
Pipeline 1,301 1,462 1,817
Multiple modesa 1,979 2,131 4,341
Otherb 259 262 520
Total 17,803 19,258 37,081

 

Weight of shipments

millions of tons

Mode 2012 2015 2045
Truck 10,781 11,513 16,543
Rail 1,820 1,788 2,295
Water 654 729 946
Air and truck-air 7 7 24
Pipeline 2,932 3,315 4,563
Multiple modesa 383 398 646
Otherb 376 306 328
Total 16,953 18,056 25,345

aIncludes mail. bIncludes other, unknown, and imported crude oil with no domestic mode.

Notes: Details may not add to totals due to rounding. Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and Federal Highway Administration, Freight Analysis Framework, Version 4.2, available at www.bts.gov as of October 2016.