Table 15,,,,,,
Value of U.S. Merchandise Trade by Air Transportation: 2000 and 2001,,,,,,
Mode,Total trade,,Exports,,Imports,
,"Billions
of $",Percent ,"Billions
of $",Percent ,Billions of $,Percent 
2000,,,,,,
"Total, all modes"," 1,997 ", 100.0 , 780 , 100.0 ," 1,217 ", 100.0 
Air, 593 , 29.7 , 284 , 36.4 , 309 , 25.4 
2001,,,,,,
"Total, all modes"," 1,873 ", 100.0 , 731 , 100.0 ," 1,142 ", 100.0 
Air, 519 , 27.7 , 251 , 34.4 , 267 , 23.4 
"Percentage change,
2000–2001",–12.5,,–11.6,,–13.5,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, May 2002; based on data from U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Exports of Merchandise CD and U.S. Imports of Merchandise CD, December 2000 and 2001.",,,,,,
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