* 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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U.S. shipments - weight by type and transportation mode
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.
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (December 2, 2019). Expected weight of U.S. shipments by type and transportation mode in 2045 (in million tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/194776/weight-of-us-shipments-by-type-transportation-mode-2040/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Expected weight of U.S. shipments by type and transportation mode in 2045 (in million tons)." Chart. December 2, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/194776/weight-of-us-shipments-by-type-transportation-mode-2040/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2019). Expected weight of U.S. shipments by type and transportation mode in 2045 (in million tons). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/194776/weight-of-us-shipments-by-type-transportation-mode-2040/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Expected Weight of U.S. Shipments by Type and Transportation Mode in 2045 (in Million Tons)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 Dec 2019, /statistics/194776/weight-of-us-shipments-by-type-transportation-mode-2040/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Expected weight of U.S. shipments by type and transportation mode in 2045 (in million tons) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/194776/weight-of-us-shipments-by-type-transportation-mode-2040/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Expected weight of U.S. shipments by type and transportation mode in 2045 (in million tons) [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, December 2, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/194776/weight-of-us-shipments-by-type-transportation-mode-2040/
