Figure 2.
U.S. Freight Shipments by Mode: 1998
| Mode |
Value (billions $) |
Tons (millions) |
| Truck |
7,429 |
10,859 |
| Rail |
646 |
2,311 |
| Water |
163 |
1,219 |
| Air |
1,083 |
18 |
| Other a
|
|
864 |
| Total |
9,320 |
15,271 |
Key: NA=not available.
a. Includes
international shipments through pipelines and other facilities.
Value
data are not available for the "Other" category.
Note: Although
efforts were made to reduce double counting of international shipments,
some double counting may still remain.
Source: U.S. Department
of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Freight
Analysis Framework, 2002.
Figure 2.
U.S. Freight Shipments by Mode: 1998 (continued)
| Share by Mode |
Value (Percent) |
Tons (Percent) |
| Truck |
83 |
71 |
| Rail |
7 |
15 |
| Water |
2 |
8 |
| Air |
8 |
0.1 |
| Other |
|
5.7 |
| Source:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Freight
Analysis Framework, 2002.
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