Freight Facts and Figures 2013

Table 2-2. Value of Shipments by Transportation Mode: 2007, 2012, and 2040¹

The value of freight moved is expected to increase faster than the weight, rising from $882 per ton in 2007 to $1,377 per ton in 2040 when controlling for inflation. Exports at $1,826 per ton and imports at $1,456 per ton are 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				2012				2040
	Total	Domestic	Exports2	Imports2	Total	Domestic	Exports2	Imports2	Total	Domestic	Exports2	Imports2
Total	16,651	13,457	1,196	1,997	17,352	13,927	1,392	2,033	39,265	27,131	5,303	6,831
Truck	10,780	10,225	267	287	11,130	10,531	309	289	21,465	19,315	985	1,166
Rail	512	374	45	93	551	400	55	96	898	555	148	195
Water	340	158	15	167	339	170	21	148	337	138	46	153
Air, air & truck	1,077	151	422	505	1,182	163	470	549	5,043	834	1,997	2,212
Multiple modes & mail	2,877	1,639	394	844	3,023	1,697	478	848	9,925	5,203	1,911	2,811
Pipeline	723	658	4	61	768	699	9	61	776	605	17	154
Other & unknown	341	252	48	41	359	267	51	41	821	482	199	139

¹2007 total and domestic numbers for the multiple modes & mail and the pipeline categories were revised as a result of Freight Analysis Framework database improvements.

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 2012 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, 2014.

 

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