Weight of U.S. shipments by type and transportation mode 2045

The statistic illustrates the expected weight of U.S. shipments by type and transportation mode in 2045. At that time, the weight of U.S. exports transported by rail is estimated to be 112 million tons.

Expected weight of U.S. shipments by type and transportation mode in 2045 (in million tons)

Transportation mode	Domestic	Exports**	Imports**
Truck	14,226	304	306
Pipeline	4,058	205	296
Rail	1,588	112	226
Water	609	201	373
Multiple modes and mail*	431	1,435	1,028
Other and unknown	16	5	11
Air, air and truck	4	19	18

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Release date

2019

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United States

Survey time period

2019

Supplementary notes

* Includes export and import shipments that move domestically by a different mode than the mode used between the port and foreign location.
** Data does not include imports and exports that pass through the United States from a foreign origin to a foreign destination by any mode.

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