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North American Freight Data Reveals Growth in Unsung Trade Modes 

There has been a lot of attention lately on challenges to the supply chain since the onset of COVID-19, most of it focused on goods flowing into and out of West Coast ports. One aspect of U.S. trade attracting less attention is North American freight flows, which have increased since the pandemic...

U.S. Tonne-Kilometers of Freight

KEY: R= revised.

a Incudes Freight, Express, and Mail. 

b Estimates from 1980 to 1989 come from the Association of American Railroads using ton mile values from the Surface Transportation Board’s Waybill Sample. The Waybill Sample represents all major U.S. railroads, including all Class I railroads and several short-line railroads.

c Foreign water traffic is only measured for their travel on U.S. waterways, based on distance from coastal entrance channels to ports and waterways, or from Great Lakes and...