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Freight Facts and Figures 2010

Tables 2-3 and 2-3M. Top Commodities: 2007

Bulk shipments account for about 85 percent of the tonnage but only 30 percent of the value of goods moved in 2007. Top commodities include gravel, cereal grains, and coal. Higher value, time-sensitive shipments account for two-thirds of the value of all commodity movements but only one-eighth of the tonnage. Top commodities include machinery, electronics, and motorized vehicles.

Table 2-3 (standard units)

Table in Excel format

Millions of Tons
Total, all commodities 18,581
Gravel 2,263
Cereal grains 1,475
Coal 1,444
Non-metallic mineral products 1,392
Waste/scrap 1,323
Natural gas & related1 1,277
Gasoline 1,005
Fuel oils 744
Natural sands 570
Crude petroleum 558
Billions of Dollars
Total, all commodities 16,536
Machinery 1,762
Electronics 1,432
Motorized vehicles 1,269
Mixed freight 1,058
Pharmaceuticals 880
Textiles/leather 696
Gasoline 691
Miscellaneous manufactured products 689
Plastics/rubber 579
Articles of base metal 573

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 3.1, 2010.

 

Table 2-3M (metric units)

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Millions of Metric Tonnes
Total, all commodities  17,534
Gravel 2,053
Cereal grains 1,338
Coal 1,310
Non-metallic mineral products 1,263
Waste/scrap 1,200
Natural gas & related1 1,158
Gasoline 912
Fuel oils 675
Natural sands 517
Crude petroleum 507
Billions of Dollars
Total, all commodities 16,536
Machinery 1,762
Electronics 1,432
Motorized vehicles 1,269
Mixed freight 1,058
Pharmaceuticals 880
Textiles/leather 696
Gasoline 691
Miscellaneous manufactured products 689
Plastics/rubber 579
Articles of base metal 573

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 3.1, 2010.

 


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