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TABLE 3-7 - U.S. Ton-Miles of Freight: 2004-2008

Monday, September 10, 2012

TABLE 3-7 - U.S. Ton-Miles of Freight: 2004-2008

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  Air Railroad Water Oil and oil products pipeline Natural gas pipeline
2004 16 1,684 621 600 338
2005 16 1,733 591 608 331
2006 15 1,856 562 581 325
2007 15 1,820 553 558 346
2008 14 1,730 520 630 348

NOTE: BTS is currently updating its methodology for truck ton-miles, which are tentatively scheduled for release through the quarterly National Transportation Statistics update in April 2011.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, special tabulation as reported in U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 1-49, available at http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/ as of January 2011.