Table 2-1 and 2-1M:. Shipments by Mode and Weight: 2002 and 2035 (Millions of Tons)
International trade is growing rapidly and is placing pressure on the domestic transportation network and the different modes. International shipments by truck include the inland portion of intermodal shipments through ports and truck movements across land borders with Canada and Mexico.
Table 2-1 (standard units)
Table in Excel format
2002 Total |
2002 Domestic |
2002 Exports3 |
2002 Imports3 |
2035 Total |
2035 Domestic |
2035 Exports3 |
2035 Imports3 |
|
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Total | (P) 19,326 | 17,670 | (P) 524 | (P) 1,133 | (P) 37,178 | 33,668 | (P) 1,105 | (P) 2,404 |
Truck | 11,539 | 11,336 | 106 | 97 | 22,814 | 22,231 | 262 | 320 |
Rail | 1,879 | 1,769 | 32 | 78 | 3,525 | 3,292 | 57 | 176 |
Water | 701 | 595 | 62 | 44 | 1,041 | 874 | 114 | 54 |
Air, air & truck | (P) 10 | 3 | (P) 3 | (P) 4 | (P) 27 | 10 | (P) 7 | (P) 10 |
Intermodal1 | 1,292 | 196 | 317 | 780 | 2,598 | 334 | 660 | 1,604 |
Pipeline & unknown2 | 3,905 | 3,772 | 4 | 130 | 7,172 | 6,926 | 5 | 240 |
Key: P = preliminary
1Intermodal includes U.S. Postal Service and courier shipments and all intermodal combinations, except air and truck.
2Pipeline and unknown shipments are combined because data on region-to-region flows by pipeline are statistically uncertain.
3Data do not include imports and exports that pass through the United States from a foreign origin to a foreign destination by any mode.
Notes: Numbers may not add to total due to rounding.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, 2006.
Table 2-1M (metric units)
Table in Excel format
2002 Total |
2002 Domestic |
2002 Exports3 |
2002 Imports3 |
2035 Total |
2035 Domestic |
2035 Exports3 |
2035 Imports3 |
|
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Total | 17,532 | 16,030 | (P) 475 | (P) 1,028 | (P) 33,727 | 30,543 | 1,002 | 2,181 |
Truck | 10,468 | 10,284 | 96 | 88 | 20,697 | 20,168 | 238 | 291 |
Rail | 1,704 | 1,605 | 29 | 71 | 3,198 | 2,987 | 52 | 160 |
Water | 636 | 539 | 57 | 40 | 945 | 793 | 103 | 49 |
Air, air & truck | (P) 9 | 3 | (P) 13 | (P) 24 | (P) 24 | 9 | (P) 16 | (P) 9 |
Intermodal1 | 1,172 | 178 | 287 | 707 | 2,357 | 303 | 599 | 1,455 |
Pipeline & unknown2 | 3,543 | 3,421 | 4 | 118 | 6,506 | 6,284 | 5 | 218 |
Key: P = preliminary
1Intermodal includes U.S. Postal Service and courier shipments and all intermodal combinations, except air and truck.
2Pipeline and unknown shipments are combined because data on region-to-region flows by pipeline are statistically uncertain.
3Data do not include imports and exports that pass through the United States from a foreign origin to a foreign destination by any mode.
Notes: Numbers may not add to total due to rounding. 1 ton = 0.91 metric tonne.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, 2006.
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