Freight Facts and Figures 2009

Tables 2-3 and 2-3M. Top Commodities: 2002

Bulk products comprise nearly two-thirds of the tonnage but only one-fifth of the value of goods moved in 2002.  Motor vehicles, machinery, pharmaceuticals, and other manufactured goods comprise over two-thirds of commodity movements by value but only 15 percent of the tonnage.

Table 2-3 (standard units)

Table in Excel format

Millions of Tons Total, all commodities 19,328 Natural gas & related1 2,687 Gravel 2,048 Cereal grains 1,330 Crude petroleum 1,284 Coal 1,261 Nonmetal mineral products 1,138 Gasoline 1,090 Waste/scrap 926 Fuel oils 560 Natural sands 557

Billions of Dollars Total, all commodities 13,228 Machinery (R) 2,015 Electronics (R) 1,112 Mixed freight (R) 968 Motorized vehicles (R) 859 Natural gas & related1 729 Textiles/leather R) 570  Pharmaceuticals (R) 549 Miscellaneous manufactured products (R) 471 Chemical products (R) 455 Other prepared foodstuffs (R) 391

Key: R = revised.

¹Natural gas, selected coal products, and products of petroleum refining, excluding gasoline, aviation fuel, and fuel oil.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, Version 2.2, 2007.

 

Table 2-3M (metric units)

Table in Excel format

Millions of Metric Tonnes Total, all commodities 17,534 Natural gas & related1 2,437 Gravel 1,858 Cereal grains 1,207 Crude petroleum 1,165 Coal 1,144 Nonmetal mineral products 1,032 Gasoline 989 Waste/scrap 840 Fuel oils 508 Natural sands 505

Billions of Dollars Total, all commodities 13,228 Machinery (R) 2,015 Electronics  (R) 1,112  Mixed freight (R) 968 Motorized vehicles (R) 859 Natural gas & related1 729 Textiles/leather (R) 570 Pharmaceuticals (R) 549 Miscellaneous manufactured products R) 471 Chemical products (R) 455 Other prepared foodstuffs (R) 391

Key: R = revised.

¹Natural gas, selected coal products, and products of petroleum refining, excluding gasoline, aviation fuel, and fuel oil.

Note:

1 metric tonne = 1.1023 short tons.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, Version 2.2, 2007.

 

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