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Figure 1: North American Freight by Mode, May 2018

(Dollars in Billions)

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Dataset Table:

Mode Value
Truck 67.9
Rail 15.3
Vessel 8.1
Pipeline 6.4
Air 4.0

Source:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data, https://www.bts.gov/transborder