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Table 1
Value of U.S. International Merchandise Trade by Mode of Transportation: 1999
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Total, all modes |
1,024,766 |
100 |
692,821 |
100 |
1,717,587 |
100 |
Water |
449,344 |
43.8 |
182,211 |
26.3 |
631,555 |
36.8 |
Air |
258,883 |
25.3 |
236,649 |
34.2 |
495,533 |
28.9 |
Truck |
195,349 |
19.1 |
190,064 |
27.4 |
385,413 |
22.4 |
Rail |
60,948 |
5.9 |
17,466 |
2.5 |
78,414 |
4.6 |
Pipeline |
12,058 |
1.2 |
258 |
0.04 |
12,316 |
0.7 |
Other and unknown |
48,184 |
4.7 |
66,173 |
9.6 |
114,356 |
6.7 |
NOTES:
Water: Excludes in-transit data (merchandise shipped from one foreign country to another via a U.S. water port).Imports: Excludes imports valued at less than $1,250. Import value is based on U.S. general imports, customs value basis.Exports: Excludes exports valued at less than $2,500. Export value is f.a.s. (free alongside ship) and represents the value of exports at the port of export, including the transaction price and inland freight, insurance, and other charges.
SOURCES:
Compiled by U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, November 2000. Total, water, and air data: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Exports of Merchandise CD and U.S. Imports of Merchandise CD, December 1999.Truck, rail, pipeline, and other and unknown data: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Surface Freight Data, 1999, and special tabulations.
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