Water transport was the dominant mode of transport for the United States (U.S.) in 2021. That year, goods amounting to the weight of 1.59 billion short tons were transported by ships. Pipelines were responsible for transporting goods weighing 255 million short tons in 2021.
Weight of the goods traded by the United States (U.S.) in 2021, by mode of transport
(in million short tons)
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (December 15, 2022). Weight of the goods traded by the United States (U.S.) in 2021, by mode of transport (in million short tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341641/us-international-trade-tonnage-by-transportation-mode/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Weight of the goods traded by the United States (U.S.) in 2021, by mode of transport (in million short tons)." Chart. December 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341641/us-international-trade-tonnage-by-transportation-mode/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2022). Weight of the goods traded by the United States (U.S.) in 2021, by mode of transport (in million short tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341641/us-international-trade-tonnage-by-transportation-mode/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Weight of The Goods Traded by The United States (U.S.) in 2021, by Mode of Transport (in Million Short Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341641/us-international-trade-tonnage-by-transportation-mode/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Weight of the goods traded by the United States (U.S.) in 2021, by mode of transport (in million short tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341641/us-international-trade-tonnage-by-transportation-mode/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Weight of the goods traded by the United States (U.S.) in 2021, by mode of transport (in million short tons) [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, December 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341641/us-international-trade-tonnage-by-transportation-mode/
