Figure 1 - Breakdown of the New Composite Estimate of U.S. Total Freight and the Freight Analysis Framework II Benchmark: 2002

(Based on composite estimates)

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NOTE: These composite estimates include out-of-scope...

Figure 16 - Modal Share of U.S. Trade with Canada and Mexico by Value and Weight: 2004

(Percentage)

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Box C - Interpreting Shipment Value and Tonnage Data in the Composite Estimates

The new freight totals are larger than the value-added and final weight of materials used in products purchased by consumers and other end-users. Also, the total value of shipments is not directly...

Table 24 - Top 25 U.S. Freight Gateways, Ranked by Value of Shipments: 2004

(Current $, billions)

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Figure 14 - Distribution of CFS Shipments from Los Angeles Metropolitan Area: 2002

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KEY: S = Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality.

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The Nation's Freight

As the data in this report show, the U.S. freight transportation system carries enormous quantities of goods and raw materials to support economic and industrial activities all across the nation and to meet consumer demands. The system also handles...

Box A - The New National Freight Composite Estimates

The largest single data source for estimating U.S. freight activity is the Commodity Flow Survey (CFS). This survey covers a large proportion of the nations domestic and export freight movements associated with manufacturing, mining...

Exhibit A - Sectors Included in the National Freight Composite Estimates

Figure 3 - U.S. Freight Shipments by Distance Shipped: 1993 and 2002

(Commodity Flow Survey Data Only)

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NOTE: Shipments are grouped into distance categories based on Great Circle Distance (GCD), GCD is the shortest...

Figure 5 - Growth in U.S. Domestic Freight Ton-Miles: 1980 - 2004

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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics: 1990 - 2003 data from the...