BTS | Table 1-46bM: U.S. Tonne-Kilometers of Freight (BTS Special Tabulation)

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Table 1-46bM: U.S. Tonne-Kilometers of Freight (BTS Special Tabulation)

(Millions)

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	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
TOTAL U.S. tonne-kilometers of freight (millions)	4,969,767	4,915,691	4,665,465	4,747,804	4,876,660	4,838,300	4,859,347	5,072,849	5,251,728	5,209,065	5,287,935	5,308,610	5,469,636	5,500,263	5,759,543	5,992,069	6,094,063	6,101,824	6,173,578	6,278,800	6,319,696	6,361,787	6,437,017	6,445,480	(R) 6,630,708	6,625,237
Air	7,066	7,431	7,504	8,570	9,490	9,796	10,716	12,658	13,622	14,906	15,213	14,541	16,045	16,848	17,563	18,571	20,089	20,294	20,644	21,170	23,082	19,400	20,202	22,040	24,018	22,967
Truck	919,308	921,095	944,153	984,052	1,032,048	1,046,520	1,073,390	1,131,365	1,169,230	1,209,598	1,239,194	1,267,165	1,299,712	1,354,824	1,442,339	1,509,671	1,550,420	1,621,378	1,664,042	1,717,494	1,741,491	1,771,250	1,818,456	1,846,534	(R) 1,871,060	1,888,219
Railroad	1,360,694	1,349,014	1,182,577	1,227,836	1,314,108	1,279,241	1,301,177	1,389,806	1,497,469	1,526,588	1,554,005	1,521,187	1,603,603	1,657,092	1,782,732	1,922,797	2,010,520	2,030,951	2,114,554	2,195,309	2,257,582	2,334,980	2,344,032	2,341,159	2,459,266	2,531,266
Domestic water transportation	1,345,853	1,356,917	1,294,220	1,342,541	1,296,045	1,303,713	1,275,141	1,307,281	1,299,417	1,190,680	1,216,951	1,238,639	1,250,733	1,152,877	1,189,756	1,179,260	1,116,422	1,032,799	982,262	957,539	942,848	907,646	893,620	884,956	906,891	863,246
Coastwise	921,460	926,739	923,735	948,617	867,111	892,009	848,082	856,738	819,913	706,464	699,522	733,100	733,360	654,657	668,083	642,891	595,794	510,761	459,693	427,378	414,445	400,848	384,977	407,214	408,583	384,650
Lakewise	90,149	90,734	52,009	62,907	72,683	70,347	63,068	73,111	84,912	85,128	88,956	80,793	81,443	82,398	85,062	87,166	85,167	90,761	90,013	83,284	84,502	74,245	78,332	69,406	81,369	75,808
Internal	331,914	337,522	316,853	329,411	354,562	339,747	362,244	375,703	392,785	397,342	426,886	423,332	434,543	414,477	434,724	447,232	433,307	429,265	430,540	444,889	441,726	430,489	428,370	406,386	414,772	400,568
Intraport	2,330	1,921	1,623	1,606	1,689	1,609	1,748	1,729	1,807	1,746	1,587	1,413	1,387	1,345	1,886	1,971	2,153	2,012	2,016	1,988	2,175	2,063	1,940	1,951	2,167	2,221
Pipeline	1,336,846	1,281,234	1,237,010	1,184,805	1,224,970	1,199,030	1,198,922	1,231,739	1,271,990	1,267,292	1,262,572	1,267,078	1,299,542	1,318,621	1,327,152	1,361,770	1,396,612	1,396,402	1,392,076	1,387,290	1,354,692	1,328,511	1,360,707	1,350,792	1,369,473	1,319,539
Oil and oil products	858,464	823,424	826,344	811,744	829,264	823,424	843,864	857,004	877,443	852,624	852,770	844,594	859,632	865,617	863,427	877,589	904,015	900,073	904,891	902,263	842,404	840,944	855,544	861,383	875,399	835,104
Natural Gas	478,383	457,809	410,666	373,060	395,706	375,606	355,058	374,736	394,547	414,669	409,802	422,484	439,911	453,004	463,724	484,181	492,598	496,330	487,185	485,027	512,288	487,568	505,163	489,409	494,073	484,435

KEY: R = revised.

NOTES

BTS is developing more comprehensive and reliable estimates of tonne-kilometers for the air, truck, rail, water, and pipeline modes than are presented in table 1-46a. These improved estimates are not comparable to data in table 1-46a. Improved estimates for 1960-1989, which will allow more comprehensive and reliable data for the entire period from 1960 to present, are still under development and will be reported when they are completed.

Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.

1.459972 tonne-kilometers = 1 ton mile.

SOURCE

U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, special tabulation.