Office of Operations Freight Management and Operations

Freight Facts and Figures 2012

Tables 2-7 and 2-7M. 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 3.4 percent per year between 2007 and 2040.

Table 2-7 (standard units)

Table in Excel format

Empty cell. Millions of Tons Billions of 2007 Dollars
2007 2040 2007 2040
Total 2,027 5,426 3,193 12,134
Truck2 749 2,365 1,968 7,852
Rail 279 957 200 573
Water 151 268 54 94
Air, air & truck3 2 10 206 892
Multiple modes & mail4 149 509 278 1,250
Pipeline 346 899 137 350
Other & unknown 51 168 220 1,016
No domestic mode5 300 250 130 108

1Many 2007 and 2040 numbers in this table were revised as a result of Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) database improvements in FAF version 3.4.

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 and 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 3.4, 2012.

 

Table 2-7M (metric units)

Table in Excel format

Empty cell. Millions of Metric Tonnes - 2007 Millions of Metric Tonnes -
2040
Billions of 2007 Dollars - 2007 Billions of 2007 Dollars - 2040
Total 1,839 4,922 3,193 12,134
Truck2 680 2,145 1,968 7,852
Rail 253 868 200 573
Water 137 243 54 94
Air, air & truck3 2 9 206 892
Multiple modes & mail4 135 462 278 1,250
Pipeline 314 816 137 350
Other & unknown 47 152 220 1,016
No domestic mode5 272 227 130 108

1Many 2007 and 2040 numbers in this table were revised as a result of Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) database improvements in FAF version 3.4.

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.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, version 3.4, 2012.

 


You may need the Microsoft Excel Viewer to view Excel files on this page.

Office of Operations