United States Goods Transport
(Freight Transport) from 1970
|
Billions of Metric Ton Kilometers |
Road |
Rail |
Inland Waterway |
Pipeline |
Total |
|
1970 |
602 |
1,117 |
343 |
629 |
2,691 |
|
1980 |
810 |
1,342 |
422 |
859 |
3,433 |
|
1990 |
1,073 |
1,510 |
516 |
853 |
3,952 |
|
1997 |
1,534 |
1,969 |
520 |
901 |
4,924 |
|
Market % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1970 |
22.4% |
41.5% |
12.7% |
23.4% |
100.0% |
|
1980 |
23.6% |
39.1% |
12.3% |
25.0% |
100.0% |
|
1990 |
27.2% |
38.2% |
13.1% |
21.6% |
100.0% |
|
1997 |
31.2% |
40.0% |
10.6% |
18.3% |
100.0% |
|
Change from 1970 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1970 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
|
|
1980 |
5.5% |
-5.8% |
-3.6% |
7.0% |
|
|
1990 |
21.4% |
-8.0% |
2.4% |
-7.7% |
|
|
1997 |
39.3% |
-3.7% |
-17.1% |
-21.7% |
|
|
Source: European Union |
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