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Table 5-5
Value of U.S.-International Merchandise Trade by Mode of
Transportation Carried: 2005
(Millions of current U.S. dollars)
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| Total |
904,380 |
100.0 |
1,670,940 |
100.0 |
2,575,320 |
100.0 |
| Water |
261,519 |
28.9 |
859,440 |
51.4 |
1,120,959 |
43.5 |
| Air |
292,970 |
32.4 |
359,120 |
21.5 |
652,091 |
25.3 |
| Truck |
234,563 |
25.9 |
255,963 |
15.3 |
490,526 |
19.0 |
| Rail |
35,070 |
3.9 |
81,388 |
4.9 |
116,458 |
4.5 |
| Pipeline |
2,937 |
0.3 |
48,766 |
2.9 |
51,704 |
2.0 |
| Other,
unknown, & miscellaneous |
77,321 |
8.5 |
66,262 |
4.0 |
143,583 |
5.6 |
Notes: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Water-Excludes intransit 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 FAS (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 (USDOT),
Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (BTS), September 2006. Water
and air data-U.S. Department of Commerce,
U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, U.S.
Exports of Merchandise, CD-ROM and U.S. Imports of Merchandise, CD-ROM, December 2005. Total,
truck, rail, pipeline, other and unknown data-USDOT, RITA, BTS, Transborder Freight Data 2005; and
special calculation, September 2006.
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