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U.S. International Trade and Freight Transportation Trends

U.S. International Trade and Freight Transportation Trends

2003
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Table of Contents File Formats
Entire Report
Acknowledgments
Executive Summary
Introduction
Overall Trends in U.S. International Merchandise Trade
Table 1 - Top 10 Leading Exporters and Importers in World Merchandise Trade: 2000
Table 2 - U.S. International Merchandise Trade and Gross Domestic Product: 1990–2001
Figure 1 - Value of U.S. International Merchandise Trade: 1990–2001
Figure 2 - U.S. International Merchandise Trade and Real GDP: 1990–2001
Figure 3 - U.S. International Merchandise Trade and Gross Domestic Product: 1970–2001
Figure 4 - Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Sector
Figure 5 - Merchandise Export Trade and Goods Production in the U.S. Economy: 1970–2000
Shifts in Major Trading Partners
Table 3 - Top 25 U.S. International Merchandise Trade Partners by Value: 2001
Table 4 - Top 25 U.S. International Merchandise Trade Partners by Value: 2001 vs. 2000
Table 5 - Top 25 U.S. International Merchandise Trade Partners by Value: 1970 - 2001
Table 6 - Top 25 U.S. International Merchandise Trade Partners by Value: 1970 and 2001
Modal Trends in U.S. Merchandise Trade
Table 7 - Value and Weight of U.S. International Merchandise Trade by Mode of Transportation: 1997 and 2001
Table 8 - Modal Shares of U.S. International Merchandise Trade by Value and Weight: 2000 and 2001
Table 9 - Top 25 U.S. Maritime Trade Partners by Value and Weight: 2001
Table 10 - Top 25 U.S. International Maritime Ports by Value and Weight: 2001
Table 11 - Top 10 U.S. Maritime Container Ports: 1995–2001
Table 12 - U.S. Containerized Exports and Imports by Coastal Port Regions, 2001
Table 13 - Top 25 U.S. Port of Calls by Vessel Type: 2000
Table 14 - Top 25 World Port Calls by Container Vessels: 2000
Table 15 - Value of U.S. Merchandise Trade by Air Transportation: 2000 and 2001
Table 16 - Value of Merchandise Trade by Air Transportation: 1970–2001
Table 17 - Top 25 U.S. Merchandise Trade Partners for Air Transportation: 2001
Table 18 - Top 25 U.S. Air Gateways for U.S. International Merchandise Trade by Value: 2001
Table 19 - Top 20 U.S. Gateways for International Freight by Weight: 1990, 1995, and 2000
Table 20 - Top 20 Airport Pairs for U.S. International Air Freight by Weight: 1990, 1995, and 2000
Table 21 - Value of U.S. Merchandise Trade with Canada and Mexico Compared with U.S. Trade with All Other Countries: 1994–2001
Table 22 - Value of U.S. Merchandise Trade with NAFTA Partners by Mode: 1997–2001
Table 23 - U.S. Merchandise Trade with Canada and Mexico by Mode: 2000–2001
Table 24 - Top 10 U.S. Land Ports by Value of U.S.-NAFTA Surface Trade: 2000 and 2001
Table 25 - Top 20 NAFTA Border Truck Crossings into the United States: 1994, 2000, and 2001
Table 26 - Top 5 U.S. Land Ports for North American Merchandise Trade by Truck and Rail: 2001
Table 27 - Top 10 U.S. International Freight Gateways by Shipment Value: 2001
Figure 6 - Modal Shares of U.S. International Merchandise Trade by Value and Weight: 2001
Figure 7 - Maritime Container Entries into the United States: 2000 and 2001
Figure 8 - U.S. International Air Merchandise Trade, Exports Minus Imports: 2001
Figure 9 - U.S. International Air Operating Revenues and Revenue Ton-Miles: 1980–2001
Figure 10 - U.S. International Air Cargo Availability and Use
Figure 11 - Modal Share of U.S. NAFTA-Partner Merchandise Trade by Value and Weight: 2000 and 2001
Figure 12 - Value of North American Merchandise Trade by U.S. State—All Surface Modes: 2001
Figure 13 - Percentage Change in the Value of U.S. NAFTA-Partner Land Trade by State: 2000–2001
Figure 14 - U.S.-NAFTA Imports by Truck : 1994–2001
Figure 15 - Top 25 U.S. International Freight Gateways by Shipment Value: 2001
Trends In Major Commodities
Table 28 - U.S. Total Merchandise Trade by 2-Digit Commodity Codes: 1990, 1995, and 2001
Table 29 - Top 15 Commodities in U.S. Merchandise Trade with NAFTA Partners by All Modes Compared with Total U.S. Trade: 2001
Table 30 - U.S. Trade in Transportation-Related Goods by Commodity: 1990, 2000, 2001
Figure 16 - U.S. International Merchandise Trade by Commodity Type: 1980–2001
Figure 17 - Value of Transportation-Related U.S. Merchandise Trade for Selected Categories: 1990–2001
Figure 18 - Balance of Trade for Transportation-Related Merchandise Goods: 1990–2001
Transportation Services Trade
Figure 19 - Overall U.S. International Trade in Merchandise and Services by Sector: 1990–2001
Figure 20 - Components of a Trade Flow Between Shipper and Consignee
Figure 21 - U.S. Trade in Services: 2000 and 2001
Figure 22 - U.S. International Freight and Port Services Trade and Share of Total Services: 1986–2001
Figure 23 - Balance of Trade for U.S. International Freight and Port Services: 1986–2001
Figure 24 - Receipts and Payments for U.S. International Freight and Port Services Trade: 1986–2000
Factors of Change and Continuity
Table 31 - U.S. Share of Top 25 Trading Partners' Total Merchandise Imports and Exports: 1991, 1995 and 2000
Table 32 - Top 10 Countries for U.S. Direct Investment Abroad and Foreign Direct Investments in the United States: 1997–2000
Table 33 - Balance of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad and Foreign Investment in the United States: 1997–2000
Figure 25 - Advances in Transportation Technology and the Shrinking of “Real” Distance
Conclusion: Freight Growth and Concerns
References
Appendix A: Transportation Security and International Trade
Appendix B: International Trade and Transportation: Data Issues and Challenges
Appendix C: Statistical Tables
Table C1 - Value and Tonnage of U.S. Freight Shipments: 1997 and 2001
Table C2 - U.S. International Merchandise Trade and Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP): 1990–2001
Table C3 - U.S. International Merchandise Trade and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) : 1970–2001
Table C4 - U.S. Merchandise Trade and Production of Tradable Goods in Gross Domestic Product (GDP): 1970–2000
Table C5 - U.S. International Merchandise Trade by World Regions: 2001
Table C6 - Value of U.S. International Merchandise Trade by Mode of Transportation: 2000 and 2001
Table C7 - Top 25 U.S. Maritime Trade Partners by Value and Weight: 2001
Table C8 - Total Monthly Maritime Container Entries into the United States: 1998–2001
Table C9 - Top 20 Fastest Growing U.S. Gateways for International Air Freight by Weight: 1990–2000
Table C10 - U.S. Air Transportation Freight Operating Revenues: 1980–2001
Table C11 - U.S. Total Merchandise Trade with Canada and Mexico by Mode: 2001
Table C12 - U.S. Merchandise Imports from Canada and Mexico by Mode: 2001
Table C13 - U.S. Merchandise Exports to Canada and Mexico by Mode: 2001
Table C14 - U.S.-NAFTA Trade by State for All Surface Modes: 2001
Table C15 - Incoming Truck Crossings on the U.S.–Canadian and U.S.–Mexican Borders: 1994, 2000, and 2001
Table C16 - Monthly Incoming Truck Crossings at the Top 10 U.S. Land Ports: 2001
Table C17 - Top 50 U.S. International Freight Gateways by Shipment Value: 2001
Table C18 - U.S. International Trade Balance in Transportation-Related Goods Among the Top 5 Trading Partners for Each Commodity Group: 1990, 2000, and 2001
Table C19 - U.S. Transportation-Related Commodity Trade by Mode: 2001
Table C20 - U.S. International Private Services Trade by Type: 2000–2001
Table C21 - U.S. International Trade in Transportation-Related Services with G-7 and Selected Countries: 2001
Table C22 - U.S. Exports and Imports of Computer and Related Information Technology (IT) Goods