Freight Shipments in America

Freight Shipments in America

Freight Shipments in America

April 2004


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Acknowledgments   HTML
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Preface   HTML
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List of Tables        
Table 1 - Commercial Freight Activity in the United States by Mode of Transportation: 1993, 1997, 2002   HTML
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Table 2 - Modal Change in Shipment Value, Tonnage, and Ton-Miles: 1993 and 2002   HTML
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Table 3 - Transportation and the U.S. Economy   HTML
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Table 4 - Modal Shares of Commercial Freight Activity in the United States by Mode of Transportation: 1993, 1997, 2002   HTML
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Table 5 - Freight Shipments by Shipment Size: 1993, 1997, 2002   HTML
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Table 6 - Freight Shipments by Two-Digit Commodity: 1993, 1997, and 2002   HTML
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List of Figures        
Figure 1 - Value, Weight, and Ton-Miles of U.S. Commercial Freight Shipments: 1993, 1997, and 2002   HTML
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Figure 2 - Growth in U.S. Commercial Freight Shipments: 1993–2002   HTML
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Figure 3 - Modal Shares of U.S. Commercial Freight Shipments by Value, Weight, and Ton-Miles: 1993, 1997, and 2002   HTML
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Figure 4A - Freight Transportation and the U.S. Economy: 19702002
Share of Gross Domestic Product by Major Type of Product: 1970-2002
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Figure 4B - Freight Transportation and the U.S. Economy: 19702002
Freight Ton-Miles and U.S. Real Gross Domestic Product: 1970-2002 (Index 1970 = 100)
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Figure 5 - Increases in U.S. Commercial Freight Shipments and Related Growth Factors: 19932002   HTML
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Figure 6 - Higher Value Goods' Share of U.S. Freight Shipments: 1993, 1997 and 2002   HTML
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Figure 7 - Value Per Ton of U.S. Freight Shipments by Transportation Mode: 1993 and 2002   HTML
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Figure 8 - Freight Shipments by Distance Shipped: 1993, 1997, and 2002   HTML
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Figure 9 - Value Per Ton of Shipments by Distance Shipped: 1993, 1997, and 2002   HTML
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Figure 10 - Average Length of Haul of U.S. Freight Shipments by Transportation Mode: 1993 and 2002   HTML
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Figure 11 - Average Length of Haul by Major Commodity Group: 2002   HTML
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Figure 12 - Value Per Ton of Shipments by Shipment Size: 1993, 1997, and 2002   HTML
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Figure 13 - Top 10 Commodity Groups Ranked by Value Per Ton: 2002   HTML
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List of Boxes        
Box A - How to Interpret Shipment Value and Tonnage Data   HTML
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Box B - What Isn't Covered by the CFS and BTS Estimates   HTML
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Box C - Meaning of Shipment, Value, Tons, and Ton-Miles in the CFS   HTML
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Box D - Freight Transportation Intensity of the U.S. Economy   HTML
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Box E - Source and Reliability of the CFS Data and Other Sources Used in this Report   HTML
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Back Cover   HTML
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