Freight Facts and Figures 2012

Table 2-2. Value of Shipments by Transportation Mode: 2007, 2011, and 2040¹

The value of freight moved is expected to increase faster than the weight, rising from $882 per ton in 2007 to $1,376 per ton in 2040 when controlling for inflation. Exports at $2,015 per ton and imports at $2,445 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 19 percent of the tons and 31 percent of the value by 2040.

Table in Excel format

Billions of 2007 dollars

	2007				2011				2040
	Total	Domestic	Exports²	Imports²	Total	Domestic	Exports²	Imports²	Total	Domestic	Exports²	Imports²
Total	16,651	13,457	1,196	1,997	16,804	13,200	1,285	2,319	39,265	27,131	5,303	6,831
Truck	10,780	10,225	267	287	10,573	9,921	266	386	21,465	19,315	985	1,166
Rail	512	374	45	93	515	380	47	88	898	555	148	195
Water	340	158	15	167	279	151	19	108	337	138	46	153
Air, air & truck	1,077	151	422	505	1,219	158	420	641	5,043	834	1,997	2,212
Multiple modes & mail	2,877	1,639	394	844	3,099	1,658	473	968	9,925	5,203	1,911	2,811
Pipeline	723	658	4	61	779	693	5	81	776	605	17	154
Other & unknown	341	252	48	41	341	239	55	47	821	482	199	139

¹Many 2007 and 2040 numbers in this table were revised as a result of Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) database improvements in FAF version 3.4.

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 3.4, 2012.

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Freight Facts and Figures 2012

Table 2-2. Value of Shipments by Transportation Mode: 2007, 2011, and 20401

Table 2-2. Value of Shipments by Transportation Mode: 2007, 2011, and 2040¹