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Freight Facts and Figures 2013

Figure 2-1b. Total Freight Value by Distance Band: 2007

Nearly 40 percent of the total value of goods are moved less than 100 miles while long-distance moves (2,000 or more miles) accounted for 7 percent of the total value of shipments.

Figure 2-1b

Figure 2-1b. Bar graph showing the total freight value by distance band for 2007.

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Data represented in the figure.

Table in Excel format

Billions of dollars

Mileage range Truck Rail Water Air Multiple Modes and Mail Pipeline Other/Unknown Total
Below 100 5,492 77 84 2 244 396 239 6,535
100-249 2,247 50 32 9 182 93 58 2,670
250-499 1,696 81 24 35 242 86 55 2,220
500-749 832 68 14 22 184 37 24 1,180
750-999 565 66 9 28 209 39 22 938
1,000-1,499 603 101 20 38 290 78 32 1,163
1,500-2,000 281 62 14 33 163 43 13 609
Over 2,000 475 69 15 190 403 22 30 1,204
Total 12,192 574 212 357 1,917 794 472 16,518

Source:

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


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