Table 2-5 - Modal Shares of Freight Shipments within the United States by Domestic Establishments: 1993 and 1997
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Table 2-5 - Modal Shares of Freight Shipments within the United States by Domestic Establishments: 1993 and 1997
| Mode | Value (percent) | Tons (percent) | Ton miles (percent) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993R | 1997P | 1993R | 1997P | 1993R | 1997P | |
| Truck (for-hire, private, both) | 71.2 | 69.4 | 53.1 | 58.3 | 24.4 | 27.9 |
| Rail (includes truck and rail) | 5.3 | 4.8 | 13.2 | 11.2 | 27.5 | 26.7 |
| Water | 2.9 | 2.5 | 12.2 | 11.1 | 23.2 | 20.4 |
| Pipeline | 5.0 | 4.2 | 15.5 | 13.7 | 18.0 | 17.6 |
| Parcel, postal, courier services | 9.1 | 10.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Air (includes truck and air) | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Other and unknown modes | 4.2 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Total (domestic plus export shipments) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
KEY: P = preliminary; R = revised.
SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 1993 Commodity Flow Survey: United States, TC92-CF-52 (Washington, DC: 1995).
____. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: United States Preliminary, EC97TCF-US(P) (Washington, DC: 1999).
Estimates for crude petroleum shipments by pipelines prepared for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics by Oak Ridge National Laboratory.