Table 6-3c,,,,,,,
Top U.S. Gateways for North American Merchandise Trade,,,,,,,
by Mode: 1996,,,,,,,
(Current value in millions of U.S. dollars),,,,,,,
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,,Exports ,,,Imports,,Total
Port name,,,,,,,North
,,,Total North,From,From,Total North,American
,To Canada,To Mexico,American,Canada,Mexico,American,trade
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Air,,,,,,,
"    Cleveland, OH ","3,607",236,"3,843","2,983",210,"3,193","7,036"
"    New Orleans, LA ","2,193",210,"2,403",986,198,"1,183","3,586"
"    Los Angeles International Airport, CA ",468,320,788,140,324,464,"1,251"
"    Newark, NJ ",110,13,123,693,14,707,830
"    Sandusky, OH ",811,0,811,8,0,8,819
"    John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY ",265,201,466,269,78,347,813
"    Detroit, MI ",449,2,450,262,1,263,713
"    Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY ",651,0,651,40,1,41,692
"    San Francisco International Airport, CA ",367,54,422,201,37,238,659
"    Miami International Airport, FL ",75,298,373,22,112,134,507
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Water Transport,,,,,,,
"    Port of Houston, TX ",64,929,992,104,"2,128","2,232","3,225"
"    Port of Lake Charles, LA ",75,11,86,0,887,888,973
"    Port of Corpus Christie, TX ",254,215,469,17,486,503,973
"    Port of New Orleans, LA ",47,455,502,35,435,470,972
"    Port of Baton Rouge, LA ",25,53,78,53,314,367,446
"    Port of New York, NY ",80,10,90,231,113,344,434
"    Port of Mobile, AL ",1,69,70,92,224,317,386
"    Port of Freeport, TX ",21,2,23,12,292,304,326
"    Port of San Juan, PR ",0,32,32,145,88,233,265
"    Port of Charleston, SC ",3,49,51,187,16,203,255
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Road,,,,,,,
"    Port of Detroit, MI ","37,179",0,"37,179","30,681",0,"30,681","67,859"
"    Port of Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY ","25,634",0,"25,634","19,434",0,"19,434","45,068"
"    Port of Laredo, TX ",0,"15,923","15,923",0,"12,512","12,512","28,436"
"    Port of El Paso, TX ",0,"9,259","9,259",0,"11,601","11,601","20,861"
"    Port of Port Huron, MI ","9,034",0,"9,034","11,477",0,"11,477","20,511"
"    Port of Champlain-Rouses Point, NY ","5,701",0,"5,701","7,385",0,"7,385","13,086"
"    Port of Otay Mesa, CA ",0,"4,691","4,691",0,"6,975",6975,"11,666"
"    Port of Blaine, WA ","5,603",0,"5,603","6,975",0,"6,975","9,363"
"    Port of Alexandria Bay, NY ","2,925",0,"2,925","4,907",0,"4,907","7,832"
"    Port of Highgate Springs-Alburg, VT ","2,289",0,"2,289","4,757",0,"4,757","7,046"
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Rail,,,,,,,
"    Port of Detroit, MI ","6,560",0,"6,560","10,298",0,"10,298","16,868"
"    Port of Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY ","5,192",0,"5,192","7,374",0,"7,374","12,566"
"    Port of Port Huron, MI ","2,021",0,"2,021","9,638",0,"9,638","11,659"
"    Port of Laredo, TX ",0,"2,192","2,192",0,"8,138","8,138","10,330"
"    Port of Eagle Pass, TX ",0,"2,089","2,089",0,"1,852","1,852","3,941"
"    Port of International Falls-Ranier, MN ",356,0,356,"3,227",0,"3,227","3,583"
"    Port of Portal, ND ",367,0,367,"1,122",0,"1,122","1,488"
"    Port of Nogales, AZ ",0,149,149,0,"1,255","1,255","1,404"
"    Port of Trout River, NY ",1,0,1,"1,320",0,"1,320","1,321"
"    Port of Blaine, WA ",248,0,248,"1,045",0,"1,045","1,293"
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Pipeline,,,,,,,
"    Port of Port Huron, MI ",62,0,62,"1,106",0,"1,106","1,168"
"    Port of Ogdensburg, NY ",0,0,0,627,0,627,627
"    Port of Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY ",67,0,67,547,0,547,614
"    Port of Sweetgrass, MT ",NS,0,NS,535,0,535,535
"    Port of Pembina, ND ",0,0,0,441,0,441,441
"    Port of Piegan, MT ",0,0,0,272,0,272,272
"    Port of Sumas, WA ",0,0,0,209,0,209,209
"    Port of Raymond, MT ",0,0,0,120,0,120,120
"    Port of Detroit, MI ",31,0,0,54,0,54,85
"    Port of International Falls-Ranier, MN ",2,0,2,32,0,32,34
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KEY: NS = Not significant.,,,,,,,
NOTES,,,,,,,
Air: Values for some airports may include a low (generally less than 2-3 percent of the total value) level of small user-fee airports,,,,,,,
"located in the same regional area. In addition, due to confidentiality regulations, data for nearby courier operations are included in",,,,,,,
certain airport totals.,,,,,,,
"Road, rail and pipeline: Data for individual ports includes transshipments (see Appendix B for definition).",,,,,,,
"Road, Otay Mesa, CA: Data also include trade by truck that was reported for San Ysidro, CA, and the San Diego Customs District.",,,,,,,
SOURCES,,,,,,,
Air: U.S. Department of Commerce. U.S. Census Bureau. Foreign Trade Division. Transportation Branch. Special tabulation.,,,,,,,
"(Washington, DC: 1998)."
Water transport: U.S. Department of Transportation. Maritime Administration. Office of Statistical and Economic Analysis. Annual
"Waterborne Databanks 1996 (formerly TA 305/705). (Washington, DC: 1998)."
"Road, rail and pipeline: U.S. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Transborder Surface Freight Data."
"(Washington, DC: 1998)."