Table 20,,,,,,,
Value of U.S. International Merchandise Trade by Mode of Transportation: 2001,,,,,,,
(Millions of current U.S. dollars),,,,,,,
,Exports,"Modal
%",Imports,"Modal
%","Total
trade","Total
modal %",
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Total,"731,026",100.0,"1,141,959",100.0,"1,872,985",100.0,
Water,"198,841",27.2,"519,607",45.5,"718,448",38.4,
Air,"251,494",34.4,"267,107",23.4,"518,602",27.7,
Truck,"191,918",26.3,"203,507",17.8,"395,425",21.1,
Rail,"23,362",3.2,"69,255",6.1,"92,617",4.9,
Pipeline,517,0.1,"25,910",2.3,"26,428",1.4,
"Other, unknown, & miscellaneous","64,894",8.9,"56,573",5.0,"121,466",6.5,
"Notes:
Numbers may not sum to total 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.",,,,,,,
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"Sources: Compiled by USDOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), May 2002. 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 2001. Total, truck, rail, pipeline, other and unknown data—USDOT, BTS, Transborder Surface Freight Data 2002.",,,,,,
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