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TABLE 1. Value and Weight of U.S. International Merchandise Freight, 2003
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| Total U.S. trade by all modes (land,
water, air) |
1,983,139 |
723,743 |
1,259,396 |
| Total U.S. trade by water |
807,112 |
202,481 |
604,631 |
| Value
of International Waterborne Freight via Norfolk ($ millions) |
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| Total waterborne freight through port |
29,495 |
11,026 |
18,469 |
| Percent of total U.S. waterborne
freight |
3.7 |
5.4 |
3.1 |
| Weight
of Waterborne Freight (short tons, millions) |
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| Total U.S. trade by water |
1,211 |
363 |
848 |
| Total waterborne freight through port |
24 |
15 |
9 |
| Percent of total U.S. waterborne
freight |
2.0 |
4.1 |
1.1 |
| Containerized
Freight (TEUs, thousands) |
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| Total U.S. containerized freight |
21,117 |
7,102 |
14,015 |
| Total containerized freight through port |
1,084 |
448 |
636 |
| Percent of total U.S. containerized
freight |
5.1 |
6.3 |
4.5 |
KEY: TEU = Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit
SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from multiple sources: Overall and Water Modes: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Exports and Imports of Merchandise, CD-ROM; Value of Intl. Waterborne Freight-MARAD, special tabulation, August 2004; Weight of Waterborne Freight: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Foreign Cargo Data, November 2004; Containerized Freight: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, special tabulation, November 2004.
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