This statistic portrays the major commodities for the U.S. freight transportation system in 2017, by weight. In that year, the dominant commodities by weight were natural gas, coke and asphalt, with over 2.2 billion tons.
U.S. freight transportation commodities in 2017, by weight
(in million tons)
* Includes natural gas, coke, asphalt includes coal and petroleum products not elsewhere classified such as liquefied natural gas, coke, asphalt, and other products of coal and petroleum refining, excluding gasoline, aviation fuel and fuel oil.
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US Department of Transportation. (November 20, 2019). U.S. freight transportation commodities in 2017, by weight (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/524638/freight-transportation-commodities-weight/
US Department of Transportation. "U.S. freight transportation commodities in 2017, by weight (in million tons)." Chart. November 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524638/freight-transportation-commodities-weight/
US Department of Transportation. (2019). U.S. freight transportation commodities in 2017, by weight (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524638/freight-transportation-commodities-weight/
US Department of Transportation. "U.S. Freight Transportation Commodities in 2017, by Weight (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/524638/freight-transportation-commodities-weight/
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U.S. freight transportation commodities in 2017, by weight (in million tons) [Graph], US Department of Transportation, November 20, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/524638/freight-transportation-commodities-weight/