In 2020, the total market size of the rail transportation industry in the United States reached over 66 billion U.S. dollars. Since 2017, this market has experienced a fluctuating trend around 80 billion U.S. dollars, which the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic dragged into an economic recession. Projections expect this trend will be reversed in 2021, when the market size is expected to reach some 68.5 billion U.S. dollars.
Size of the rail transportation market in the U.S. between 2018 and 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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IBISWorld. (December 18, 2020). Size of the rail transportation market in the U.S. between 2018 and 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174144/rail-transportation-market-size-us/
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IBISWorld. (2020). Size of the rail transportation market in the U.S. between 2018 and 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174144/rail-transportation-market-size-us/
IBISWorld. "Size of The Rail Transportation Market in The U.S. between 2018 and 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174144/rail-transportation-market-size-us/
IBISWorld, Size of the rail transportation market in the U.S. between 2018 and 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174144/rail-transportation-market-size-us/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Size of the rail transportation market in the U.S. between 2018 and 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], IBISWorld, December 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174144/rail-transportation-market-size-us/