Freight Facts and Figures 2010

Tables 2-3 and 2-3M. Top Commodities: 2007

Bulk shipments account for about 85 percent of the tonnage but only 30 percent of the value of goods moved in 2007. Top commodities include gravel, cereal grains, and coal. Higher value, time-sensitive shipments account for two-thirds of the value of all commodity movements but only one-eighth of the tonnage. Top commodities include machinery, electronics, and motorized vehicles.

Table 2-3 (standard units)

Table in Excel format

Millions of Tons Total, all commodities 18,581 Gravel 2,263 Cereal grains 1,475 Coal 1,444 Non-metallic mineral products 1,392 Waste/scrap 1,323 Natural gas & related1 1,277 Gasoline 1,005 Fuel oils 744 Natural sands 570 Crude petroleum 558

Billions of Dollars Total, all commodities 16,536 Machinery 1,762 Electronics 1,432 Motorized vehicles 1,269 Mixed freight 1,058 Pharmaceuticals 880 Textiles/leather 696 Gasoline 691 Miscellaneous manufactured products 689 Plastics/rubber 579 Articles of base metal 573

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 3.1, 2010.

 

Table 2-3M (metric units)

Table in Excel format

Millions of Metric Tonnes Total, all commodities  17,534 Gravel 2,053 Cereal grains 1,338 Coal 1,310 Non-metallic mineral products 1,263 Waste/scrap 1,200 Natural gas & related1 1,158 Gasoline 912 Fuel oils 675 Natural sands 517 Crude petroleum 507

Billions of Dollars Total, all commodities 16,536 Machinery 1,762 Electronics 1,432 Motorized vehicles 1,269 Mixed freight 1,058 Pharmaceuticals 880 Textiles/leather 696 Gasoline 691 Miscellaneous manufactured products 689 Plastics/rubber 579 Articles of base metal 573

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 3.1, 2010.

 

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