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Freight Facts and Figures 2009

Tables 2-3 and 2-3M. Top Commodities: 2002

Bulk products comprise nearly two-thirds of the tonnage but only one-fifth of the value of goods moved in 2002.  Motor vehicles, machinery, pharmaceuticals, and other manufactured goods comprise over two-thirds of commodity movements by value but only 15 percent of the tonnage.

Table 2-3 (standard units)

Table in Excel format

Millions of Tons
Total, all commodities 19,328
Natural gas & related1 2,687
Gravel 2,048
Cereal grains 1,330
Crude petroleum 1,284
Coal 1,261
Nonmetal mineral products 1,138
Gasoline 1,090
Waste/scrap 926
Fuel oils 560
Natural sands 557
Billions of Dollars
Total, all commodities 13,228
Machinery (R) 2,015
Electronics (R) 1,112
Mixed freight (R) 968
Motorized vehicles (R) 859
Natural gas & related1 729
Textiles/leather R) 570 
Pharmaceuticals (R) 549
Miscellaneous manufactured products (R) 471
Chemical products (R) 455
Other prepared foodstuffs (R) 391

Key: R = revised.

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 2.2, 2007.

 

Table 2-3M (metric units)

Table in Excel format

Millions of Metric Tonnes
Total, all commodities 17,534
Natural gas & related1 2,437
Gravel 1,858
Cereal grains 1,207
Crude petroleum 1,165
Coal 1,144
Nonmetal mineral products 1,032
Gasoline 989
Waste/scrap 840
Fuel oils 508
Natural sands 505
Billions of Dollars
Total, all commodities 13,228
Machinery (R) 2,015
Electronics  (R) 1,112 
Mixed freight (R) 968
Motorized vehicles (R) 859
Natural gas & related1 729
Textiles/leather (R) 570
Pharmaceuticals (R) 549
Miscellaneous manufactured products R) 471
Chemical products (R) 455
Other prepared foodstuffs (R) 391

Key: R = revised.

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 2.2, 2007.

 


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