Freight Facts and Figures 2011

Tables 2-6 and 2-6M. Domestic Mode of Exports and Imports by Tonnage and Value: 2007 and 2040¹

International trade has grown considerably and the movement of these goods within the United States is placing pressure on the domestic transportation network and on all modes. Trucks are the most common mode used to move imports and exports between international gateways and inland locations. This trend is expected to continue with tonnage of international trade forecast to grow at a rate of 2.4 percent per year between 2007 and 2040.

Table 2-6 (standard units)

Table in Excel format

	Millions of Tons		Billions of 2007 Dollars
	2007	2040	2007	2040
Total	2,027	4,403	3,193	9,863
Truck²	768	1,940	1,345	3,889
Rail	265	556	197	422
Water	141	246	52	93
Air, air & truck³	10	35	927	3,619
Multiple modes & mail⁴	147	412	278	899
Pipeline	346	658	137	255
Other & unknown	50	119	127	497
No domestic mode⁵	300	436	130	189

¹Many 2007 and 2040 numbers in this table were revised as a result of Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) database improvements in FAF version 3.2.

²Excludes truck moves to and from airports.

³Includes truck moves to and from airports.

⁴Multiple modes & mail includes U.S. Postal Service, courier shipments, and all intermodal combinations, except air and truck. In this table, oceangoing export and import shipments that move between ports and domestic locations by single modes are classified by the domestic mode rather than multiple modes & mail.

⁵No domestic mode includes waterborne import shipments of crude petroleum off-loaded directly at the domestic destination (refineries) with no domestic mode of transportation.

Note:

Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, version 3.2, 2011.

Table 2-6M (metric units)

Table in Excel format

	Millions of Metric Tonnes - 2007	Millions of Metric Tonnes - 2040	Billions of 2007 Dollars - 2007	Billions of 2007 Dollars - 2040
Total	1,819	3,930	3,198	9,850
Truck²	692	1,734	1,343	3,880
Rail	235	493	197	419
Water	124	213	52	92
Air, air & truck³	9	32	927	3,606
Multiple modes & mail⁴	138	387	287	929
Pipeline	312	592	147	274
Other & unknown	37	93	112	457
No domestic mode⁵	270	387	134	193

¹Many 2007 and 2040 numbers in this table were revised as a result of Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) database improvements in FAF version 3.2.

²Excludes truck moves to and from airports.

³Includes truck moves to and from airports.

⁴Intermodal includes U.S. Postal Service and courier shipments and all intermodal combinations, except air and truck. In this table, oceangoing exports and imports that move between ports and domestic locations by single modes are classified by the domestic mode rather than as intermodal.

⁵No domestic mode includes waterborne import shipments of crude petroleum off-loaded directly at the domestic destination (refineries) with no domestic mode of transportation.

Notes:

1 metric tonne = 1.1023 short tons. Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.