Percent Change in Value of U.S.-NAFTA Freight Flows by Mode: October 2015-2016
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Dataset Table:
| Mode | Percent Change |
|---|---|
| Truck | -6.1 |
| Rail | 6.2 |
| Pipeline | 21.8 |
| Vessel | -7.0 |
| Air | -12.7 |
| All Modes | -3.6 |
Description:
The value of commodities moving by truck decreased 6.1 percent; vessel by 7.0 percent and air by 12.7 percent while the value of freight carried on pipeline and rail increased 21.8 percent and 6.2 percent respectively.
Trucks carried 65.3 percent of U.S.-NAFTA freight and continued to be the most heavily utilized mode for moving goods to and from both U.S.-NAFTA partners. Trucks accounted for $31.9 billion of the $50.3 billion of imports (63.4 percent) and $29.0 billion of the $42.9 billion of exports (67.6 percent).
Rail remained the second largest mode by value, moving 15.8 percent of all U.S.-NAFTA freight, followed by vessel, 5.4 percent; pipeline, 5.0 percent; and air, 3.8 percent. The surface transportation modes of truck, rail and pipeline carried 86.0 percent of the total value of U.S.-NAFTA freight flows.
Source:
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data, https://data.bts.gov/stories/s/TransBorder-Freight-Data/myhq-rm6q/