United States Freight Transport by Mode of Transport: OECD Member: Annual
US: Coastal Shipping: National Transport
US: Coastal Shipping: National Transport data was reported at 226,442.000 Tonne-km mn in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 230,201.000 Tonne-km mn for 2020. US: Coastal Shipping: National Transport data is updated yearly, averaging 420,911.500 Tonne-km mn from Dec 1978 (Median) to 2021, with 44 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 948,616.000 Tonne-km mn in 1983 and a record low of 226,442.000 Tonne-km mn in 2021. US: Coastal Shipping: National Transport data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.OECD.ITF: Freight Transport by Mode of Transport: OECD Member: Annual. [STAT_CONC_DEF] Short sea shipping: movement of cargo by sea between ports situated within a relatively narrow geographical area. Tonne-kilometre: unit of measurement representing the movement of one tonne of cargo in a merchant ship over one kilometre. Tonne-kilometre performed is calculated as the sum over all journeys of the product of the total number of tonnes of freight load carried and the port-to-port distance for each journey performed.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 226,442.000 2021 | yearly | 1978 - 2021 |
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US: Inland Waterways Freight Transport: National
US: Inland Waterways Freight Transport: National data was reported at 405,580.310 Tonne-km mn in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 426,651.361 Tonne-km mn for 2021. US: Inland Waterways Freight Transport: National data is updated yearly, averaging 458,261.659 Tonne-km mn from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2022, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 718,048.111 Tonne-km mn in 2018 and a record low of 405,580.310 Tonne-km mn in 2022. US: Inland Waterways Freight Transport: National data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.OECD.ITF: Freight Transport by Mode of Transport: OECD Member: Annual. [COVERAGE] Inland waterways freight transport is defined as any movement of goods using an IWT vessel on a given inland waterway network. When an IWT vessel is being carried on another vehicle, only the movement of the carrying vehicle (active mode) is taken into account. National inland waterways freight transport is the inland waterways transport between two places (a place of loading/embarkment and a place of unloading/disembarkment) located in the same country irrespective of the country in which the IWT vessel is registered. It may involve transit through a second country. [COVERAGE] Data are the combination of lakewise and internal shipment. [STAT_CONC_DEF] Until 2003, data are not available. Quarterly and monthly data are not available. Since 2022, data are not yet available.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 405,580.310 2022 | yearly | 2004 - 2022 |
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US: Inland Waterways Freight Transport: Tonne-km per One Thousand Units of Current USD GDP
US: Inland Waterways Freight Transport: Tonne-km per One Thousand Units of Current USD GDP data was reported at 19.517 Ratio in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 20.649 Ratio for 2020. US: Inland Waterways Freight Transport: Tonne-km per One Thousand Units of Current USD GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 35.221 Ratio from Dec 1994 (Median) to 2021, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 76.998 Ratio in 1994 and a record low of 19.517 Ratio in 2021. US: Inland Waterways Freight Transport: Tonne-km per One Thousand Units of Current USD GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.OECD.ITF: Freight Transport by Mode of Transport: OECD Member: Annual. [COVERAGE] INLAND WATERWAYS FREIGHT TRANSPORT Inland waterways freight transport is any movement of goods using IWT vessels which is undertaken wholly or partly on navigable inland waterways. Bunkers and stores supplied to vessels in ports are excluded. When an IWT vessel is being carried on another vehicle, only the movement of the carrying vehicle (active mode) is taken into account. [COVERAGE] INLAND WATERWAYS FREIGHT TRANSPORT Data include domestic lakewise shipments and 60% of foreign lakewise shipments.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 19.517 2021 | yearly | 1994 - 2021 |
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US: Inland Waterways Freight Transport: Total
US: Inland Waterways Freight Transport: Total data was reported at 435,217.748 Tonne-km mn in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 460,448.552 Tonne-km mn for 2021. US: Inland Waterways Freight Transport: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 494,970.600 Tonne-km mn from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2022, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 888,767.346 Tonne-km mn in 2018 and a record low of 435,217.748 Tonne-km mn in 2022. US: Inland Waterways Freight Transport: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.OECD.ITF: Freight Transport by Mode of Transport: OECD Member: Annual. [COVERAGE] Inland waterways freight transport is defined as any movement of goods using an IWT vessel on a given inland waterway network. When an IWT vessel is being carried on another vehicle, only the movement of the carrying vehicle (active mode) is taken into account. [COVERAGE] National inland waterways freight transport is the combination of lakewise and internal shipment. International inland waterways freight transport refers to freight transport carried out by international shipments through the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway. [STAT_CONC_DEF] Until 2003, data are not available. Quarterly and monthly data are not available. Since 2022, data are not yet available.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 435,217.748 2022 | yearly | 2004 - 2022 |
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US: Maritime Containers Transport
US: Maritime Containers Transport data was reported at 289,042.000 Tonne th in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 275,912.000 Tonne th for 2016. US: Maritime Containers Transport data is updated yearly, averaging 217,038.000 Tonne th from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2017, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 289,042.000 Tonne th in 2017 and a record low of 125,254.000 Tonne th in 1997. US: Maritime Containers Transport data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.OECD.ITF: Freight Transport by Mode of Transport: OECD Member: Annual. [STAT_CONC_DEF] Container: special box to carry freight. It is strengthened and stackable, allowing horizontal and vertical transfers. Swap bodies are excluded. Gross-gross weight of goods: the total weight of the goods carried, all packaging and the tare weight of the transport unit (e.g. containers, swap bodies and pallets for containing goods as well as road goods vehicles wagons or barges carried on the vessel). [COVERAGE] Data include foreign trade only.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 289,042.000 2017 | yearly | 1997 - 2017 |
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US: Pipeline Transport
US: Pipeline Transport data was reported at 857,887.800 Tonne-km mn in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 782,838.000 Tonne-km mn for 2017. US: Pipeline Transport data is updated yearly, averaging 852,624.000 Tonne-km mn from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2018, with 39 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 904,891.000 Tonne-km mn in 1998 and a record low of 717,287.400 Tonne-km mn in 2013. US: Pipeline Transport data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.OECD.ITF: Freight Transport by Mode of Transport: OECD Member: Annual. [STAT_CONC_DEF] Pipeline transport: any movement of crude or refined liquid petroleum products or gases in a given pipeline network. National pipeline transport: oil pipeline transport between two places (a pumping-in place and a pumping-out place) located in the same country or in the part of the seabed allocated to it. It may involve transit through other countries. International pipeline transport: oil pipeline transport between two places (a pumping-in place and a pumping-out place) located in two different countries or on those parts of the seabed allocated to them. It may involve transit through one or more additional countries. Tonne-kilometre by pipeline: unit of measurement of transport which represents the transport of one tonne of goods by pipeline over a distance of one kilometre. [COVERAGE] Data should include national and international goods transport. [COVERAGE] Since 2012, data are assumed to be 60 percent of total pipeline shipments.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 857,887.800 2018 | yearly | 1980 - 2018 |
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US: Pipeline Transport: Tonne-km per One Thousand Units of Current USD GDP
US: Pipeline Transport: Tonne-km per One Thousand Units of Current USD GDP data was reported at 41.531 Ratio in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 39.916 Ratio for 2017. US: Pipeline Transport: Tonne-km per One Thousand Units of Current USD GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 61.429 Ratio from Dec 1994 (Median) to 2018, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 118.485 Ratio in 1994 and a record low of 39.916 Ratio in 2017. US: Pipeline Transport: Tonne-km per One Thousand Units of Current USD GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.OECD.ITF: Freight Transport by Mode of Transport: OECD Member: Annual. [COVERAGE] PIPELINE TRANSPORT Pipeline transport is any movement of crude or refined liquid petroleum products or gases in a given pipeline network. [COVERAGE] PIPELINE TRANSPORT Since 2012, data are assumed to be 60% of all pipeline shipments.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 41.531 2018 | yearly | 1994 - 2018 |
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US: Rail Containers Transport
US: Rail Containers Transport data was reported at 457,807.000 Tonne th in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 460,977.000 Tonne th for 2016. US: Rail Containers Transport data is updated yearly, averaging 456,734.500 Tonne th from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2017, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 461,236.000 Tonne th in 2014 and a record low of 418,822.000 Tonne th in 2012. US: Rail Containers Transport data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.OECD.ITF: Freight Transport by Mode of Transport: OECD Member: Annual. [STAT_CONC_DEF] Container: special box to carry freight, strengthened and stackable and allowing horizontal and vertical transfers. Swap bodies are not included. Gross-gross weight of goods: the total weight of the goods carried, all packaging and the tare weight of the transport unit (e.g. containers, swap bodies and pallets for containing goods as well as road goods vehicles carrying goods and transported by rail).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 457,807.000 2017 | yearly | 2012 - 2017 |
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US: Rail Freight Transport: Tonne-km per One Thousand Units of Current USD GDP
US: Rail Freight Transport: Tonne-km per One Thousand Units of Current USD GDP data was reported at 78.767 Ratio in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 86.982 Ratio for 2022. US: Rail Freight Transport: Tonne-km per One Thousand Units of Current USD GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 167.106 Ratio from Dec 1994 (Median) to 2023, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 251.683 Ratio in 1995 and a record low of 78.767 Ratio in 2023. US: Rail Freight Transport: Tonne-km per One Thousand Units of Current USD GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.OECD.ITF: Freight Transport by Mode of Transport: OECD Member: Annual. [COVERAGE] RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT Rail freight transport is any movement of goods using a railway vehicle or a given railway network. When a railway is being carries on another rail vehicle only the movement of the carrying vehicle (active mode) is being considered. [COVERAGE] RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT Between 2006 and 2009, the decrease was due to the impact of the recession. Between 2014 and 2016, the decrease was due mainly to a large drop in costal shipments by rail.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 78.767 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
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US: Rail Freight Transport: Total
US: Rail Freight Transport: Total data was reported at 2,180,386.842 Tonne-km mn in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,075,937.889 Tonne-km mn for 2023. US: Rail Freight Transport: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 2,449,731.000 Tonne-km mn from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2024, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,703,894.000 Tonne-km mn in 2014 and a record low of 2,075,937.889 Tonne-km mn in 2023. US: Rail Freight Transport: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.OECD.ITF: Freight Transport by Mode of Transport: OECD Member: Annual. [COVERAGE] Rail freight transport is defined as any movement of goods using a railway vehicle on a given railway network. When a railway vehicle is being carried on another rail vehicle only the movement of the carrying vehicle (active mode) is being considered. [COVERAGE] Data include freight transport carried out by Class 1 (major) railroads. [STAT_CONC_DEF] Until 2003, data are not available. Monthly data are not available.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2,103,424.096 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
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US: Road Freight Transport: Tonne-km per one Thousand Units of Current USD GDP
US: Road Freight Transport: Tonne-km per one Thousand Units of Current USD GDP data was reported at 132.173 Ratio in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 145.164 Ratio for 2021. US: Road Freight Transport: Tonne-km per one Thousand Units of Current USD GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 204.279 Ratio from Dec 1994 (Median) to 2022, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 332.210 Ratio in 1994 and a record low of 132.173 Ratio in 2022. US: Road Freight Transport: Tonne-km per one Thousand Units of Current USD GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.OECD.ITF: Freight Transport by Mode of Transport: OECD Member: Annual. [COVERAGE] ROAD FREIGHT TRANSPORT Road freight transport is any movement of goods using a road vehicle on a given road network. When a road vehicle is being carried on another vehicle, only the movement of the carrying vehicle (active mode) is considered. [STAT_CONC_DEF] ROAD FREIGHT TRANSPORT Since 2012, data are regularly revised following improvements to the Freight Analysis Framework tool.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 132.173 2022 | yearly | 1994 - 2022 |
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US: Total Inland Freight Transport
US: Total Inland Freight Transport data was reported at 7,447,865.111 Tonne-km mn in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 7,224,483.419 Tonne-km mn for 2017. US: Total Inland Freight Transport data is updated yearly, averaging 6,363,403.105 Tonne-km mn from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2018, with 39 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,447,865.111 Tonne-km mn in 2018 and a record low of 4,248,174.703 Tonne-km mn in 1983. US: Total Inland Freight Transport data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.OECD.ITF: Freight Transport by Mode of Transport: OECD Member: Annual. [STAT_CONC_DEF] Total inland freight transport: any movement of goods using a vehicle on a given network. It includes rail, road, inland waterways and pipeline when they exist. Tonne-kilometre: unit of measurement of goods transport which represents the transport of one tonne of goods over a distance of one kilometre. [STAT_CONC_DEF] Since 2012, road freight transport is regularly revised following improvements to the Freight Analysis Framework tool. [COVERAGE] Data should include national and international goods transport. [COVERAGE] Between 2006 and 2009, there was a decrease in rail freight transport due to the recession. Between 2014 and 2016, there was a decrease in rail freight transport due to the drop in coal shipments. Inland waterways freight includes domestic lakewise shipments and 60 percent of foreign lakewise shipments (to limit double counting with the Canadian data). Since 2012, pipeline transport of oil is assumed to be 60 percent of all pipeline shipments.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 7,447,865.111 2018 | yearly | 1980 - 2018 |
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US: Total Inland Freight Transport: %: Rail
US: Total Inland Freight Transport: %: Rail data was reported at 36.577 % in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 35.448 % for 2020. US: Total Inland Freight Transport: %: Rail data is updated yearly, averaging 39.941 % from Dec 1994 (Median) to 2021, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 46.800 % in 2011 and a record low of 35.448 % in 2020. US: Total Inland Freight Transport: %: Rail data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.OECD.ITF: Freight Transport by Mode of Transport: OECD Member: Annual. [COVERAGE] Rail freight transport is any movement of goods using a railway vehicle or a given railway network. When a railway is being carries on another rail vehicle only the movement of the carrying vehicle (active mode) is being considered. TOTAL INLAND FREIGHT TRANSPORT Road freight transport is any movement of goods using a road vehicle on a given road network. When a road vehicle is being carried on another vehicle, only the movement of the carrying vehicle (active mode) is considered. Inland waterways freight transport is any movement of goods using IWT vessels which is undertaken wholly or partly on navigable inland waterways. Bunkers and stores supplied to vessels in ports are excluded. When an IWT vessel is being carried on another vehicle, only the movement of the carrying vehicle (active mode) is taken into account. [COVERAGE] Between 2006 and 2009, the decrease in rail freight transport was due to the impact of the recession. Between 2014 and 2016, the decrease in rail freight transport was due mainly to a large drop in costal shipments by rail. TOTAL INLAND FREIGHT TRANSPORT Inland waterways freight transport includes domestic lakewise shipments and 60% of foreign lakewise shipments. [STAT_CONC_DEF] TOTAL INLAND FREIGHT TRANSPORT Since 2012, road freight transport is regularly revised following improvements to the Freight Analysis Framework tool.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 36.577 2021 | yearly | 1994 - 2021 |
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US: Total Inland Freight Transport: %: Road
US: Total Inland Freight Transport: %: Road data was reported at 55.907 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 57.139 % for 2020. US: Total Inland Freight Transport: %: Road data is updated yearly, averaging 50.455 % from Dec 1994 (Median) to 2021, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 57.139 % in 2020 and a record low of 43.979 % in 2011. US: Total Inland Freight Transport: %: Road data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.OECD.ITF: Freight Transport by Mode of Transport: OECD Member: Annual. [COVERAGE] Road freight transport is any movement of goods using a road vehicle on a given road network. When a road vehicle is being carried on another vehicle, only the movement of the carrying vehicle (active mode) is considered. TOTAL INLAND FREIGHT TRANSPORT Rail freight transport is any movement of goods using a railway vehicle or a given railway network. When a railway is being carries on another rail vehicle only the movement of the carrying vehicle (active mode) is being considered. Inland waterways freight transport is any movement of goods using IWT vessels which is undertaken wholly or partly on navigable inland waterways. Bunkers and stores supplied to vessels in ports are excluded. When an IWT vessel is being carried on another vehicle, only the movement of the carrying vehicle (active mode) is taken into account. [COVERAGE] TOTAL INLAND FREIGHT TRANSPORT Between 2006 and 2009, the decrease in rail freight transport was due to the impact of the recession. Between 2014 and 2016, the decrease in rail freight transport was due mainly to a large drop in costal shipments by rail. Inland waterways freight transport includes domestic lakewise shipments and 60% of foreign lakewise shipments. [STAT_CONC_DEF] Since 2012, road freight transport is regularly revised following improvements to the Freight Analysis Framework tool.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 55.907 2021 | yearly | 1994 - 2021 |
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US: Total Road Freight Transport: Total
US: Total Road Freight Transport: Total data was reported at 3,534,395.080 Tonne-km mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,433,605.656 Tonne-km mn for 2022. US: Total Road Freight Transport: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 3,268,872.500 Tonne-km mn from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2023, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,571,158.222 Tonne-km mn in 2018 and a record low of 2,765,230.000 Tonne-km mn in 2012. US: Total Road Freight Transport: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.OECD.ITF: Freight Transport by Mode of Transport: OECD Member: Annual. [COVERAGE] Road freight transport is defined as any movement of goods using a road vehicle on a given road network. When a road vehicle is being carried on another vehicle, only the movement of the carrying vehicle (active mode) is considered. [STAT_CONC_DEF] Until 2007, data are not available. Quarterly and monthly data are not available. Since 2023, data are not yet available.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 3,534,395.080 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |