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Figure 2: North American Freight on Major Modes, 2016

(billions of current dollars)

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North American Freight on Major Modes, 2016

Dataset Table:

Mode 2016
Truck 700
Rail 166
Pipeline 50
Air 42
Vessel 58

Source:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data, https://data.bts.gov/stories/s/myhq-rm6q as of February 2017.