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Table A1 - All Ton-Miles

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Improved BTS Ton-Miles

(billions)

Mode 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003p
Air 10 10 11 12 12 13 14 14 14 15 16 13 14 15
Truck 854 874 896 936 996 1,042 1,071 1,119 1,149 1,186 1,203 1,224 1,255 1,264
Railroad 1,064 1,042 1,098 1,135 1,221 1,317 1,377 1,391 1,448 1,504 1,546 1,599 1,606 1,604
Water 834 848 857 790 815 808 765 707 673 656 646 622 612 606
Coastwise 479 502 502 448 458 440 408 350 315 293 284 275 264 279
Lakewise 61 55 56 56 58 60 58 62 62 57 58 51 54 48
Internal 292 290 298 284 298 306 297 294 295 305 303 295 293 278
Intraport 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Pipeline 822 824 844 856 860 882 905 904 902 899 874 859 879 868
Oil and oil products 584 579 589 593 591 601 619 617 620 618 577 576 586 590
Natural gas 238 245 255 263 269 281 286 288 283 281 297 283 293 278
TOTAL 3,584 3,597 3,706 3,728 3,904 4,061 4,131 4,136 4,186 4,259 4,285 4,317 4,366 4,357

Key: p = preliminary.

NTS Ton-Miles

(billions)

Mode 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Air 9 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 15 13
Intercity truck 735 758 815 861 908 921 972 996 1,027 1,059 1,074 1,051
Class I railroad 1,034 1,039 1,067 1,109 1,201 1,306 1,356 1,349 1,377 1,433 1,466 1,495
Water 834 848 857 790 815 808 765 707 673 656 646 622
Coastwise 479 502 502 448 458 440 408 350 315 293 284 275
Lakewise 61 55 56 56 58 60 58 62 62 57 58 51
Internal 292 290 298 284 298 306 297 294 295 305 303 295
Intraport 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Pipeline 584 579 589 593 591 601 619 617 620 618 577 576
Oil and oil products 584 579 589 593 591 601 619 617 620 618 577 576
Natural gas – – – – – – – – – – – –
TOTAL 3,196 3,233 3,337 3,364 3,527 3,648 3,725 3,682 3,710 3,781 3,778 3,757

Eno Ton-Miles

(billions)

Mode 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Air 10 10 11 12 12 13 14 14 14 15 16 15
Intercity truck 735 758 815 861 908 921 972 996 1,027 1,059 1,074 1,051
Railroad 1,091 1,100 1,138 1,183 1,275 1,375 1,426 1,421 1,442 1,499 1,534 1,558
Water 353 345 353 340 356 366 355 356 357 362 360 348
Rivers/canals 292 290 298 284 298 306 297 294 295 305 303 297
Great Lakes domestic 61 55 56 56 58 60 58 62 62 57 58 51
Pipeline 584 579 589 593 591 601 619 617 620 618 577 576
Oil and oil products 584 579 589 593 591 601 619 617 620 618 577 576
Natural gas – – – – – – – – – – – –
TOTAL 2,774 2,792 2,906 2,989 3,142 3,276 3,386 3,404 3,459 3,552 3,561 3,548
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