Table 5-1: Domestic Freight Activity by Mode (Millions of metric tons), United States

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Domestic Freight Activity by Mode (tons) (Millions of metric tons), United States
Table summary
This table displays the results of Domestic Freight Activity by Mode (Millions of metric tons). The information is grouped by Hierarchies (appearing as row headers), 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 (appearing as column headers).
Hierarchies 1990 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Total 2,312.4 2,399.7 2,462.7 2,454 2,494.4 2,528.9 2,556.2 2,536.6 2,536.6 2,560.7 2,631.2 2,664.5 2,711.1 14,652.9 14,304.7 12,741.3 13,006.8 13,313.6 15,235.4 13,630.4 14,089.4 14,232.9
Air 5.7 8.5 9.4 12.3 12.8 13.5 13.7 15.9 12.3 12.6 13.3 13.1 12.9 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.2 2.3 1.9 1.9 2 2.1
Water transport 1,014.1 985.4 991.9 1,003.6 986 957.9 965.5 940.4 921.6 916 944.9 929 923.2 457.3 474 447.1 446.3 454.9 458.6 475.9 496.5 501.3
Coastal shipping 270.9 241.9 242.6 238.7 226.4 207.6 205.8 202.9 196.3 202.8 200.1 193.9 183.1 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Great Lakes 100 105.3 104.2 111.3 110.9 103.3 103.8 90.7 92.1 81.5 93.9 87.3 87.9 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Inland waterwaysFootnote 1 643.1 638.1 645.1 653.5 648.7 647 655.9 646.8 633.2 631.9 650.9 647.9 652.3 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Pipeline 2,039.4 2,307.4 2,302.8 2,277.4 2,325.2 2,373.5 2,547.1 2,416.9 2,417 2,408.7 2,422.1 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 1,191.6 1,222.4 1,202.3 1,205.2 1,280.5 2,395.5 2,538.1 2,643.7 2,736.9
Crude oil and petroleum products 1,450.6 1,632 1,605.7 1,583.9 1,649.3 1,695.5 1,818 1,691 1,689.2 1,675.6 1,688.3 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Natural gas 588.9 675.4 697.1 693.5 675.9 677.9 729.1 725.9 727.8 733.2 733.8 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Rail 1,292.6 1,405.8 1,461.4 1,438.1 1,495.6 1,557.5 1,577 1,580.3 1,602.7 1,632.1 1,673 1,722.5 1,775 1,583.3 1,641.1 1,491.1 1,521.4 1,538 1,349 1,342.3 1,387.5 1,332.1
Road Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 10,984.7 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 11,340.1 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 11,418.3 10,964.8 9,598.7 9,831.6 10,037.9 9,044.4 9,272.2 9,559.7 9,660.6
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Notes:
The revised numbers are revised from the original source.
Road: Data include for-hire and private truck.
Pipeline: Data are for both oil pipelines and natural gas.
1 short ton = approximately 0.90718474 metric tons.
Sources: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, derived from the following data sources:
2007 – present:
Air, Truck, Rail, Pipeline, Water: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework.
1990-2007:
Air: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: December Issues).
Water: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce of the United States, Part 5 National Summaries.
Pipeline: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics (Washington, DC), table 1-50.
Rail: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual Issues)
Truck: Eno Transportation Foundation, Transportation in America (Washington DC: 2007), 20th Edition

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