FIGURE 3-4 U.S. International Merchandise Trade by Transportation Mode: 2011
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Mode Billions of U.S. Dollars Billions of U.S. Dollars Millions of Short Tons Millions of Short Tons Water 1,729 46.9% 1,480 75.0% Air...General
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Figure 3-4 U.S. International Merchandise Trade by Transportation Mode: 2011
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NOTES: 1 short ton = 2,000 pounds. The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics estimated 2010 weight data for truck, rail, pipeline, and other and unknown...
Figure 3-3 Top 25 U.S. Foreign-Trade Gateways by Value: 2011
PDF: Figure 3-3 Top 25 U.S. Foreign-Trade Gateways by Value: 2011NOTES: Air gateways include a low level (generally less than 3% of the total value) of freight shipped through small user-fee airports located in the same area as the gateways listed. Air...
Table 3-4 Value and Tonnage of U.S. Merchandise Trade with Canada and Mexico by Transportation Mode: 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2011
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Billions of current U.S. dollars and millions of short tons
2000 2005 2010 2011 Mode Value Weight Value Weight Value Weight...Table 3-3 Hazardous Materials Shipments by Transportation Mode: 2007
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Transportation mode Value Tons Ton-miles Miles $ Billions Percent Millions Percent Billions Percent Average distance per shipment...Table 3-2 Hazardous Materials Shipments by Hazard Class: 2007
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Hazard Class Description Value Tons Ton-miles Billions of 2007 U.S. Dollars Percent Millions Percent Billions Percent Class 1...Figure 3-2 Freight Flows by Highway, Railroad, Air, and Waterway: 2010
PDF: Figure 3-2 Freight Flows by Highway, Railroad, Air, and Waterway: 2010NOTES: Air gateways include a low level (generally less than 3% of the total value) of freight shipped through small user-fee airports located in the same area as the gateways listed....
Figure 3-1 Modal Shares of Shipments by Value, Weight, and Ton-Miles: 2007
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Mode Share of Value and Total Value by Distance Band: 2007
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Mileage range Truck Rail Water Air Multiple Modes & Mail Pipeline Other / Unknown...Figure 3-1 Modal Shares of Shipments by Value, Weight, and Ton-Miles: 2007
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, version 3.4, 2012.
Figure 3-1 Modal Shares of Shipments by Value, Weight,...
Box 3-A The Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) and the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)
The CFS is the foundation for the FAF. The CFS is conducted every 5 years by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau as part of the Economic Census. The CFS provides data for most of the economy on commodities shipped, their value and weight,...