TABLE 7a Change in Domestic Freight Ton-Miles by Mode: 1990-2000
TABLE 7a Change in Domestic Freight Ton-Miles by Mode: 1990-2000
Index: 1990 = 1.00
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| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | 1.00 | 0.98 | 1.08 | 1.18 | 1.30 | 1.38 | 1.42 | 1.50 | 1.53 | 1.57 | 1.63 |
| Truck | 1.00 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 1.09 | 1.16 | 1.22 | 1.25 | 1.31 | 1.34 | 1.39 | 1.41 |
| Railroad | 1.00 | 0.98 | 1.03 | 1.07 | 1.15 | 1.24 | 1.29 | 1.31 | 1.36 | 1.41 | 1.45 |
| Water | 1.00 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 0.95 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.92 | 0.85 | 0.81 | 0.79 | 0.77 |
| Oil pipeline | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 |
| Total | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.09 | 1.13 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.20 |
SOURCES: Air, pipeline, and water-U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), National Transportation Statistics 2002 (Washington, DC: 2002), table 1-44. Truck-BTS calculation based on USDOT, BTS, Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2000 (Washington, DC: 2001), p. 124; and USDOT, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2001 (Washington, DC: 2002), table VM-1. Rail-BTS calculation based on Surface Transportation Board, Carload Waybill Sample; Transport Canada, Transportation in Canada (Ottawa, Ontario: Annual issues), table 12-1; Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: 1991-2001 issues), page 36.