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Freight Weight in Millions of Tons by Mode: 2019 and 2023

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Notes:

Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding. Data in this table are not comparable to similar data in previous years because of updates to the Freight Analysis Framework. 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 and Mail to avoid double counting. As a consequence, rail and water totals in this table are less than other published sources.

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

Description:

This table is from the 2024 Transportation Statistics Annual Report.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and Federal Highway Administration, Freight Analysis Framework, version 5.6.1, as of August 2024.

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