Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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TABLE 1. Value of U.S. International Merchandise Freight, 2003

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Overall and Land Modes Total Exports Imports
Total U.S. trade by all modes (land, sea, air) 1,983,139 723,743 1,259,396
Total U.S. trade by land 562,776 240,486 322,291
Value of International Land Freight via Otay Mesa, CA      
Total land trade through port 19,678 8,263 11,416
Percent of total U.S. land freight value 3.5 3.4 3.5
Value of International Land Freight by Mode via Otay Mesa, CA      
Truck 19,661 8,260 11,400
Rail NA NA NA
Pipeline NA NA NA
Other and unknown 18 2 15
Value of Land Freight O&D, All Modes via Otay Mesa, CA      
To and from California 17,427 7,625 9,803
To and from other U.S. States 2,251 638 1,613
Other states' shipments as percent of freight value via port 11.4 7.7 14.1
Value of Truck Freight O&D, via Otay Mesa, CA      
To and from California 17,414 7,623 9,792
To and from other U.S. States 2,246 638 1,609
Other states' shipments as percent of freight value via port 11.4 7.7 14.1

KEY: O&D = origin and destination.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from multiple sources, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Exports and Imports of Merchandise, CD-ROM, 2003; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Surface Freight Data, 2003.



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