Table 16 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Value of U.S. International Merchandise Trade by Mode of Transportation: 1999,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
(Millions of current U.S. dollars),,,,,,,,,,,,,,

,,Modal,,Modal,Total        ,Total,,,Exports,%,Imports,%,trade,   modal %

Total,"692,821",100,"1,024,766",100,"1,717,587",100,,,,,,,,
Water ,"182,211",26.3,"449,344",43.8,"631,555",36.8,,,,,,,,
Air,"236,649",34.2,"258,883",25.3,"495,533",28.9,,,,,,,,
Truck ,"190,064",27.4,"195,349",19.1,"385,413",22.4,,,,,,,,
Rail,"17,466",2.5,"60,948",5.9,"78,414",4.6,,,,,,,,
Pipeline,258,0.04,"12,058",1.2,"12,316",0.7,,,,,,,,
"Other, unknown",,,,,,,& miscellaneous,"66,173",9.6,"48,184",4.7,"114,356",6.7,
Notes:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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.
"Sources:  Compiled by U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of ","Transportation Statistics, November 2000.  Total, 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 1999.  Truck, rail, pipeline, other and unknown data--U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of  Transportation Statistics, Transborder Surface Freight Data 1999, and special tabulations.",,,,,,,