Freight Facts and Figures 2011

Table 2-2. Value of Shipments by Transportation Mode: 2007, 2010, and 2040¹

The value of freight moved is expected to increase faster than the weight, rising from $882 per ton in 2007 to $1,435 per ton in 2040 when controlling for inflation. Exports at $1,826 per ton and imports at $1,455 per ton are significantly higher than domestic shipments at $799 per ton in 2007. Exports and imports accounted for 11 percent of the tons and 19 percent of the value in 2007 and are forecast to make up an even greater share of freight moving throughout the United States in the future, reaching 16 percent of the tons and 25 percent of the value by 2040.

Table in Excel format

Billions of 2007 dollars

	2007				2010				2040
	Total	Domestic	Exports2	Imports2	Total	Domestic	Exports2	Imports2	Total	Domestic	Exports2	Imports2
Total	16,651	13,457	1,196	1,997	16,065	13,032	1,217	1,816	39,441	29,578	4,195	5,668
Truck	10,780	10,225	267	287	10,515	10,000	263	252	21,762	20,234	728	799
Rail	512	374	45	93	427	306	41	79	740	480	118	142
Water	339	158	14	167	343	146	15	182	448	171	32	245
Air, air & truck	1,077	151	422	505	999	123	409	466	4,350	732	1,683	1,936
Multiple modes & mail	2,879	1,639	396	844	2,739	1,562	434	743	10,322	6,538	1,473	2,310
Pipeline	723	658	4	61	719	655	6	58	866	735	9	122
Other & unknown	341	252	48	41	323	240	48	35	953	688	151	114

¹Many 2007 and 2040 numbers in this table were revised as a result of Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) database improvements in FAF version 3.2.

²Data 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 totals due to rounding. The 2010 data are provisional estimates, which are based on selected modal and economic trend data. All truck, rail, water, and pipeline movements that involve more than one mode, including exports and imports that change mode at international gateways, are included in multiple modes & mail to avoid double counting. As a consequence, rail and water totals in this table are less than other published sources.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, version 3.2, 2011.

 

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