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Freight Analysis Framework

The Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) integrates data from a variety of sources to create a comprehensive picture of freight movement among states and major metropolitan areas by all modes of transportation. With data from the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey and additional sources, FAF version 3 (FAF3) provides estimates for tonnage, value, and domestic ton-miles by region of origin and destination, commodity type, and mode for 2007, the most recent year, and forecasts through 2040. Also included are state-to-state flows for these years plus 1997 and 2002, summary statistics, and flows by truck assigned to the highway network for 2007 and 2040.

The FAF3 Users Guide provides additional information about the FAF and how to use it.

FAF3 Origin-Destination Data

  • FAF Data Tabulation Tool - Create and download customized FAF3 summary tables
  • Regional Database of tonnage, value, and domestic ton-miles by FAF region of origin and destination, commodity type, and mode for 2007 through 2040
    • FAF3 Regional Database for 2007 with forecasts through 2040, and 2011 Provisional Data in zipped Microsoft Access format [faf3_4_access03.zip 339MB]
    • FAF3 Regional Data base for 2007 with forecasts through 2040 in zipped CSV format [faf3_4.zip 146MB]
    • FAF3 Provisional Annual Data for 2011 in zipped CSV format [faf3_4_prov2011.zip 23MB]
  • State Database of tonnage, value, and domestic ton-miles by state of origin and destination, commodity type, and mode for 1997 through 2040. Note: 1997 and 2002 have been reprocessed using FAF3 methodology with original source data.
    • FAF3 State Database for 2007 with forecasts through 2040, 2011 Provisional Data, and Reprocessed State Annual Data for 1997 and 2002 in zipped Microsoft Access format [faf3_4_access03state.zip 141MB]
    • FAF3 State Database for 2007 with forecasts through 2040 in zipped CSV format [faf3_4_state.zip 52MB]
    • FAF3 State Provisional Annual Data for 2011 in zipped CSV format [faf3_4_prov2011state.zip 9MB]
    • FAF3 Reprocessed State Annual Data for 1997 in zipped CSV format [faf3_3_1997_state.zip 10MB]
    • FAF3 Reprocessed State Annual Data for 2002 in zipped CSV format [faf3_3_2002_state.zip 7MB]

FAF3 Summary Statistics and Products

FAF3 Network Data

FAF3 Documentation

Related Information

Staff Contact

Ed Strocko
202-366-2997
Ed.Strocko@dot.gov

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