Table 2-1 and 2-1M. Weight of Shipments by Mode: 2002, 2006, 2035 (Millions of Tons)

The U.S. transportation system moved, on average, 53 million tons of freight worth $36 billion each day in 2002. The Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) forecasts that tons transported will almost double by 2035, with international shipments growing somewhat faster than domestic shipments. The provisional estimate of tons moved in 2006 are consistent with annual growth rates in the FAF forecast for all modes except water, which declined slightly, and air and intermodal, which grew at faster rates.

Table 2-1 (standard units)
Table in Excel format | Historical data

	2002 Total	2002 Domestic	2002 Exports³	2002 Imports³	2006 Total	2006 Domestic	2006 Exports³	2006 Imports³	2035 Total	2035 Domestic	2035 Exports³	2035 Imports³
Total	(R) 19,328	17,670	(R) 525	1,133	20,974	18,985	620	1,369	(R) 37,212	33,668	(R) 1,112	(R) 2,432
Truck	11,539	11,336	106	97	12,659	12,389	169	101	22,814	22,231	262	320
Rail	1,879	1,769	32	78	2,040	1,905	41	95	3,525	3,292	57	176
Water	701	595	62	44	688	582	48	58	1,041	874	114	54
Air, air & truck	(R) 11	3	3	(R) 5	15	5	4	6	(R) 61	10	(R) 13	(R) 38
Intermodal¹	1,292	196	317	780	1,503	194	353	956	2,598	334	660	1,604
Pipeline & unknown²	3,905	3,772	4	130	4,068	3,909	6	153	7,172	6,926	5	240

Key: R = revised

¹Intermodal includes U.S. Postal Service and courier shipments and all intermodal combinations, except air and truck.
²Pipeline and unknown shipments are combined because data on region-to-region flows by pipeline are statistically uncertain.
³Data do not include imports and exports that pass through the United States from a foreign origin to a foreign destination by any mode.

Note: Numbers may not add to total due to rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, Version 2.2, 2007.

Table 2-1M (metric units - millions of metric tonnes)
Table in Excel format | Historical data

	2002 Total	2002 Domestic	2002 Exports³	2002 Imports³	2006 Total	2006 Domestic	2006 Exports³	2006 Imports³	2035 Total	2035 Domestic	2035 Exports³	2035 Imports³
Total	(R) 17,588	16,079	(R) 477	1,031	19,086	17,276	564	1,246	(R) 33,863	30,638	(R) 1,012	(R) 2,213
Truck	10,501	10,316	97	88	11,520	11,274	153	92	20,761	20,230	239	291
Rail	1,710	1,610	29	71	1,856	1,733	37	86	3,208	2,996	52	160
Water	638	541	57	40	626	530	44	53	948	795	104	49
Air, air & truck	(R) 10	3	3	(R) 5	14	5	4	5	(R) 56	9	(R) 12	(R) 35
Intermodal¹	1,176	178	288	709	1,368	177	321	870	2,364	304	601	1,460
Pipeline & unknown²	3,554	3,432	4	118	3,702	3,558	5	139	6,526	6,303	5	219

Key: R = revised

Note: Numbers may not add to total due to rounding. 1 ton = 0.91 metric tonne.

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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