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Norman Y. Mineta Secretary

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Rick Kowalewski Deputy Director

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Table 1 Commercial Freight Activity in the United States by Mode of Transportation: 1993, 1997, 2002*

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Figure 4 Freight Transportation and the U.S. Economy: 1970-2002

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NOTE: GDP can be classified into services, goods, and structures. Services include government consumption...

Figure 8 Freight Shipments by Distance Shipped: 1993, 1997, 2002*

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(Commodity Flow Survey Data Only) (Percent)

Figure 9 Value Per Ton of Shipments by Distance Shipped: 1993, 1997, 2002*

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(Commodity Flow Survey Data Only)

Figure 7 Value Per Ton of U.S. Freight Shipments by Transportation Mode: 1993 and 2002*

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Table 5 Freight Shipments by Shipment Size: 1993, 1997, 2002*

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(Commodity Flow Survey Data Only)

Figure 7 Value Per Ton of U.S. Freight Shipments by Transportation Mode: 1993 and 2002*

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KEY: * 2002 data are preliminary.

NOTE: The data are plotted on a log scale. Data that span a wide range are...

Figure 2 Growth in U.S. Commercial Freight Shipments: 1993 and 2002*

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(Percent)

KEY: * 2002 data are...

GROWTH IN THE NATION'S FREIGHT SHIPMENTS - HIGHLIGHTS

The U.S. transportation system is the largest in the world, serving more than 7 million domestic business establishments and 288 million residents while employing 1 out of 7 U.S. workers. In 2002, the nation's freight transportation...