Freight Facts and Figures 2012

Tables 2-7 and 2-7M. Domestic Mode of Exports and Imports by Tonnage and Value: 2007 and 2040¹

International trade has grown considerably and the movement of these goods within the United States is placing pressure on the domestic transportation network and on all modes. Trucks are the most common mode used to move imports and exports between international gateways and inland locations. This trend is expected to continue with tonnage of international trade forecast to grow at a rate of 3.4 percent per year between 2007 and 2040.

Table 2-7 (standard units)

Table in Excel format

	Millions of Tons		Billions of 2007 Dollars
	2007	2040	2007	2040
Total	2,027	5,426	3,193	12,134
Truck²	749	2,365	1,968	7,852
Rail	279	957	200	573
Water	151	268	54	94
Air, air & truck³	2	10	206	892
Multiple modes & mail⁴	149	509	278	1,250
Pipeline	346	899	137	350
Other & unknown	51	168	220	1,016
No domestic mode⁵	300	250	130	108

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.

²Excludes truck moves to and from airports.

³Includes truck moves to and from airports.

⁴Multiple modes & mail includes U.S. Postal Service, courier shipments, and all intermodal combinations, except air and truck. In this table, oceangoing export and import shipments that move between ports and domestic locations by single modes are classified by the domestic mode rather than multiple modes and mail.

⁵No domestic mode includes waterborne import shipments of crude petroleum off-loaded directly at the domestic destination (refineries) with no domestic mode of transportation.

Note:

Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, version 3.4, 2012.

Table 2-7M (metric units)

Table in Excel format

	Millions of Metric Tonnes - 2007	Millions of Metric Tonnes - 2040	Billions of 2007 Dollars - 2007	Billions of 2007 Dollars - 2040
Total	1,839	4,922	3,193	12,134
Truck²	680	2,145	1,968	7,852
Rail	253	868	200	573
Water	137	243	54	94
Air, air & truck³	2	9	206	892
Multiple modes & mail⁴	135	462	278	1,250
Pipeline	314	816	137	350
Other & unknown	47	152	220	1,016
No domestic mode⁵	272	227	130	108

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.

²Excludes truck moves to and from airports.

³Includes truck moves to and from airports.

⁴Intermodal includes U.S. Postal Service and courier shipments and all intermodal combinations, except air and truck. In this table, oceangoing exports and imports that move between ports and domestic locations by single modes are classified by the domestic mode rather than as intermodal.

⁵No domestic mode includes waterborne import shipments of crude petroleum off-loaded directly at the domestic destination (refineries) with no domestic mode of transportation.

Notes:

1 metric tonne = 1.1023 short tons. Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.