Table 8-3 Transportation Statistics on Freight Movement
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
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Total |
Coverage of existing statistics |
Major gaps in existing statistics |
Why the gaps matter |
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International freight movement |
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Volumes and value of freight at international gateways
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Value of trade by country
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Domestic transportation of international trade, includ- ing domestic leg of imports, exports, and movements through the United States between other countries
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Support connections between local and global economies
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Assess the role international flows play in domestic travel
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Assess the role of transporta-
tion in US international economic competitiveness
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Intercity freight movement |
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Tonnage and value of region-to-region flows by commodity and mode
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Relationships between industry supply chains and region-to-region commodity flows
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Guide investments in transportation facilities
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Give local economies access to suppliers and markets
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Manage exposure to safety risks
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Understand the consequences of safety and other regulations
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Expand access to international op- portunities of poorly served areas
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Diagnose and address freight bottlenecks that are barriers to economic development and com- petitiveness
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Local freight movement |
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Freight movement only in the rare cases where state and
metro area surveys are conducted
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County-to-county and intra- county flows of freight
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Freight passing through the local area to and from distant locations
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Guide investments in last-mile transportation facilities
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Support local supply chains
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Assess the impacts on local con- gestion of freight movements
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Manage exposure to safety risks
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