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Rail Freight in the United States industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2008-12, and forecast to 2017). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the United States rail freight market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.
Highlights
* The rail freight sector is defined as consisting of revenues generated from freight transportation by rail. Units of volume are measured in freight ton kilometers (FTK). Rail freight volumes include both domestic and international freight, which for the purposes of this
reportare counted in the country of origin. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2011 annual average exchange rates.
* The US rail freight sector is expected to generate total revenues of $73.3 billion in 2012, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.4% between 2008 and 2012.
* Sector consumption volumes are forecast to increase with a CAGR of 6.4% between 2008 and 2012, to reach a total of 3,753.8 billion FTK in 2012.
* The performance of the sector is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 6.9% for the five-year period 2012 - 2017, which is expected to drive the sector to a value of $102.4 billion by the end of 2017.
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Features
Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, and leading players in the rail freight market in the United States
Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the rail freight market in the United States
Leading company profiles reveal details of key rail freight market players' global operations and financial performance
Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the United States rail freight market with five year forecasts by both value and volume
Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the United States economy
Key Questions Answered
What was the size of the United States rail freight market by value in 2012?
What will be the size of the United States rail freight market in 2017?
What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United States rail freight market?
How has the market performed over the last five years?
How large is the United States's rail freight market in relation to its regional counterparts?
Partial Table of Contents:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary
Market value
Market value forecast
Market volume
Market volume forecast
Geography segmentation
Market rivalry
Market Overview
Market definition
Market analysis
Market Data
Market value
Market volume
Market Segmentation
Geography segmentation
Market Outlook
Market value forecast
Market volume forecast
Five Forces Analysis
Summary
Buyer power
Supplier power
New entrants
Threat of substitutes
Degree of rivalry
Leading Companies
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC
CSX Corporation
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Union Pacific Corporation
Macroeconomic Indicators
Country Data
Appendix
Methodology
Industry associations
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United States rail freight sector value: $ billion, 2008-12(e)
Table 2: United States rail freight sector volume: billion FTK, 2008-12(e)
Table 3: United States rail freight sector geography segmentation: $ billion, 2012(e)
Table 4: United States rail freight sector value forecast: $ billion, 2012-17
Table 5: United States rail freight sector volume forecast: billion FTK, 2012-17
Table 6: Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC: key facts
Table 7: Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC: key financials ($)
Table 8: Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC: key financial ratios
Table 9: CSX Corporation: key facts
Table 10: CSX Corporation: key financials ($)
Table 11: CSX Corporation: key financial ratios
Table 12: Norfolk Southern Corporation: key facts
Table 13: Norfolk Southern Corporation: key financials ($)
Table 14: Norfolk Southern Corporation: key financial ratios
Table 15: Union Pacific Corporation: key facts
Table 16: Union Pacific Corporation: key financials ($)
Table 17: Union Pacific Corporation: key financial ratios
Table 18: United States size of population (million), 2008-12
Table 19: United States gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2008-12
Table 20: United States gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2008-12
Table 21: United States inflation, 2008-12
Table 22: United States consumer price index (absolute), 2008-12
Table 23: United States exchange rate, 2008-12
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: United States rail freight sector value: $ billion, 2008-12(e)
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