Freight Facts and Figures 2010
Table 2-2. Value of Shipments by Transportation Mode: 2007, 2009, and 2040
The value of freight moved is expected to increase faster than the weight, rising from $890 per ton in 2007 to $2,145 per ton in 2040 when controlling for inflation. Exports at $1,825 per ton and imports at $1,484 per ton are significantly higher than domestic shipments at $805 per ton in 2007, but the relative differences are expected to be much less in 2040 when exports reach $2,831 per ton, imports reach $2,793 per ton, and domestic shipments reach $2,019 per ton in 2007 dollars. Exports and imports accounted for 11 percent of the tons and 19 percent of the value in 2007 and are forecast to reach 16 percent of the tons and 21 percent of the value in 2040.
Billions of 2007 dollars
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2007 Total | 2007 Domestic | 2007 Exports2 | 2007 Imports2 | 2009 Total | 2009 Domestic | 2009 Exports2 | 2009 Imports2 | 2040 Total | 2040 Domestic | 2040 Exports2 | 2040 Imports2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 16,536 | 13,338 | 1,196 | 2,002 | 14,647 | 12,078 | 1,053 | 1,516 | 39,294 | 29,444 | 4,178 | 5,672 |
| Truck | 10,783 | 10,223 | 271 | 289 | 9,511 | 9,087 | 211 | 213 | 21,656 | 20,114 | 738 | 804 |
| Rail | 511 | 374 | 45 | 92 | 421 | 323 | 46 | 52 | 733 | 477 | 118 | 138 |
| Water | 286 | 99 | 13 | 173 | 263 | 99 | 14 | 150 | 412 | 128 | 31 | 254 |
| Air, air & truck | 1,079 | 152 | 422 | 505 | 884 | 147 | 349 | 388 | 4,347 | 740 | 1,670 | 1,937 |
| Multiple modes & mail1 | 2,923 | 1,680 | 397 | 846 | 2,639 | 1,618 | 391 | 630 | 10,520 | 6,728 | 1,476 | 2,317 |
| Pipeline | 623 | 552 | 4 | 67 | 595 | 532 | 4 | 60 | 728 | 585 | 9 | 134 |
| Other & unknown | 331 | 257 | 44 | 30 | 334 | 273 | 39 | 22 | 898 | 672 | 138 | 88 |
1In this table, multiple modes & mail includes export and import shipments that move domestically by a different mode than the mode used between the port and foreign location.
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 2009 data are provisional estimates, which are based on selected modal and economic trend data.
Source:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, version 3.1, 2010.
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