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TABLE 4-1 Weight and Value of Shipments by Transportation Mode: 2007, 2012, and 2040(1)

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

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Weight

Millions of tons 2007 2012 2040
Total Domestic Exports2 Imports2 Total Domestic Exports2 Imports2 Total Domestic Exports2 Imports2
Truck 12,778 12,587 95 97 13,182 12,973 118 92 18,786 18,083 368 335
Rail 1,900 1,745 61 93 2,018 1,855 82 82 2,770 2,182 388 201
Water 950 504 65 381 975 542 95 338 1,070 559 164 347
Air, air & truck 13 3 4 6 15 3 5 7 53 6 20 27
Multiple modes & mail 1,429 433 389 606 1,588 453 540 595 3,575 645 1,546 1,383
Pipeline 1,493 1,314 4 175 1,546 1,421 13 112 1,740 1,257 17 467
Other & unknown 316 266 36 14 338 277 47 14 526 362 130 34
Total 18,879 16,851 655 1,372 19,662 17,523 901 1,238 28,520 23,095 2,632 2,794

 

Value

Billions of 2007 dollars 2007 2012 2040
Total Domestic Exports2 Imports2 Total Domestic Exports2 Imports2 Total Domestic Exports2 Imports2
Truck 10,780 10,225 267 287 11,130 10,531 309 289 21,465 19,315 985 1,166
Rail 512 374 45 93 551 400 55 96 898 555 148 195
Water 340 158 15 167 339 170 21 148 337 138 46 153
Air, air & truck 1,077 151 422 505 1,182 163 470 549 5,043 834 1,997 2,212
Multiple modes & mail 2,884 1,646 394 844 3,023 1,697 478 848 9,925 5,203 1,911 2,811
Pipeline 716 651 4 61 768 699 9 61 776 605 17 154
Other & unknown 341 252 48 41 359 267 51 41 821 482 199 139
Total 16,651 13,457 1,196 1,997 17,352 13,927 1,392 2,033 39,265 27,131 5,303 6,831

1 Many 2007 and 2040 numbers in this table were revised as a result of Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) database improvements in FAF, version 3.4.

2 Data do not include imports and exports that pass through the United States from a foreign origin to a foreign destination by any mode.

NOTES: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding. The 2012 data are provisional estimates that are based on selected modal and economic trend data. All truck, rail, water, and pipeline movements that involve more than one mode, including exports and imports that change mode at international gateways, are included in multiple modes & mail to avoid double counting. As a consequence, rail and water totals in this table are less than other published sources.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, version 3.4, 2014 as cited in USDOT, FHWA and Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2013 Freight Facts and Figures, Table 2-1 and 2-2. Available at http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/freight_analysis/nat_freight_stats/ as of August 2014.