Table of Contents
Executive Summary — 5
SWOT
Analysis — 7
United States Political
SWOT — 7
United States Economic
SWOT — 8
United States Business Environment
SWOT — 8
Business Environment
Ratings — 9
Table: Americas Freight Transport Business
Environment Rankings — 9
US Logistics Performance Index
(LPI) — 10
Economics – Long-Term
Risk — 10
Politics – Long-Term
Risk — 11
Freight Transport
Growth — 11
Transport Infrastructure
Growth — 11
Regulatory
Environment — 11
Competitive
Environment — 11
Business Environment Risk
Summary — 12
Industry Trends And
Developments — 13
Road — 13
Rail — 14
Air — 16
Sea — 16
Industry Forecast
Scenario — 20
Quarterly Oil Products Price
Outlook — 20
Table: Oil Product Price Assumptions,
Q408-Q409 (US$/bbl) — 22
Table: Oil Product Price
Forecasts, 2006-2013 (US$/bbl) — 23
Macroeconomic
Environment — 23
Table: United States – Economic
Activity, 2005-2013 — 26
Transport
Outlook — 27
Table: Freight Turnover, Domestic And
International, 2006-2013 — 28
Table: Freight Transport
Economic Activity Indicators, 2006-2013 — 29
Trade
Environment — 30
Table: Value Of Imports By Category ,
2006-2013 (US$mn) — 30
Table: Value Of Exports By
Category, 2006-2013 (US$mn) — 31
Market
Overview — 32
Multi-Modal — 32
Competitive Landscape: Multi-Modal — 32
Table: Share Of US
Freight Movements By Mode Of Transportation1 — 35
UPS — 36
Table: UPS’ Financial Performance,
2007-Q109 (US$mn) — 38
FedEx — 39
Table: FedEx’s Financial Performance, 2007-Q109
(US$mn) — 41
Road — 42
Infrastructure — 43
Competitive Landscape:
Road — 43
Rail — 45
Table: Class I
Railroad Statistics: Type Of Freight Carried, 2004 — 46
Infrastructure — 46
Competitive Landscape:
Rail — 46
Union Pacific Railroad — 49
Table: Union Pacific’s Financial Performance, 2007-Q109
(US$mn) — 52
Air — 53
Infrastructure — 54
Competitive Landscape:
Aviation — 54
Maritime — 57
Infrastructure — 57
Competitive Landscape:
Maritime — 57
Pipelines — 60
Competitive Landscape: Pipelines — 60
Country Snapshot: US
Demographic Data — 61
Section 1:
Population — 61
— 61
Table:
Demographic Indicators, 2005-2030 — 61
Table: Rural/Urban
Breakdown, 2005-2030 — 62
Section 2: Education and
Healthcare — 62
Table: Education,
2002-2005 — 62
Table: Vital Statistics,
2005-2030 — 62
Section 3: Labour Market and Spending
Power — 63
Table: Employment Indicators,
2001-2006 — 63
Table: Consumer Expenditure, 2000-2012
(US$) — 63
Table: Average Annual Wages, 2000-2012
(US$) — 64
BMI Forecast Modelling — 65
How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts — 65
Transport
Industry — 65
Sources — 66
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