BTS 2003 Pocket Guide to Transportation Highlights Growth of Air Freight
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BTS 01-03
Roger Lotz
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Thursday, January 30, 2003 -- Air carrier freight ton-miles in the United States grew from 5 billion in
1980 to 15 billion in 2000, according to the 2003 edition of the Pocket
Guide to Transportation released today by the U.S. Department of
Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
The growth rate for air freight outpaced that of all other freight modes,
but air freight accounts for less than one percent of the nation's total
domestic freight ton-miles. Between 1980 and 2000, overall domestic freight
ton-miles grew from just under 3 trillion to 3.9 trillion, with rail moving
the most ton-miles, followed by truck, water transportation and pipelines.
U.S. Domestic Freight Ton-Miles by Mode: 1980-2000
| Air Carrier |
5 |
15 |
230.9 |
| InterCity Truck |
555 |
1142 |
105.8 |
| Class 1 Rail |
919 |
1466 |
59.5 |
| Water Transportation |
922 |
646 |
-29.9 |
| Oil Pipeline |
588 |
627 |
4.9 |
| Total |
2988 |
3896 |
30.4 |
Note: Ton-miles are based on short tons
Source: BTS Pocket Guide (Using Various Data Sources)
The BTS' Pocket Guide to Transportation is a compact, easy access reference
guide on transportation issues. The 2003 issue again gives users important
transportation information in a simple to read format.
This year's Pocket Guide is divided into the following six sections:
- Transportation System Extent and Use
- Transportation Safety
- Transportation Security
- Mobility
- Transportation and the Economy
- Transportation and the Environment
Among the new additions to this year's Pocket Guide are:
- U.S. Passenger Airports with the Highest Percentage of Flight Delays
- Roadway Hours of Delay and Congestion Cost per Person
- U.S. Trade in Transportation - Related Commodities: 2001
Much of the information within the Pocket Guide is based on data from BTS
publications, including the just released National Transportation Statistics
2002.
To order free copies of the Pocket Guide to Transportation, visit call
202-366-DATA (press 1), fax 202-366-3197, or write to Product Orders, Bureau
of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room 7412,
400 Seventh Street. S.W., Washington, DC 20590.
A web version of the Pocket Guide will be available at www.bts.gov later this month.
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