TABLE 3. Percentage Change in the Value of Merchandise Trade Handled by the Top 25 U.S. Freight Gateways: 1999 and 2003,,,,,,
Rank in 1999,Rank in 2003,Port name,Mode,"Percent change, 1999-2003",,
,,,,Total trade,Exports,Imports
4,1,"Port of Los Angeles, CA",Water,46.7,19.6,52.2
1,2,JFK International Airport,Air,6.6,5,7.8
2,3,"Port of Detroit, MI",Land,10,12.5,7.3
5,4,Port of New York and New Jersey,Water,40.3,35.8,41.8
3,5,"Port of Long Beach, CA",Water,7.1,20,4.7
9,6,"Port of Laredo, TX",Land,21.7,8.7,32.9
8,7,"Los Angeles International Airport, CA",Air,-5,-9.2,-0.2
10,8,"Port Huron, MI",Land,25.3,31.2,22.2
7,9,"Port of Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY",Land,-16.1,-22.3,-10.1
11,10,"Chicago, IL",Air,37.2,13.8,56.9
12,11,"Port of Houston, TX",Water,47.2,29.1,64.5
6,12,"San Francisco International Airport, CA",Air,-35.2,-35.9,-34.5
15,13,"Port of Charleston, SC",Water,33.5,19.4,42.1
13,14,"Port of El Paso, TX",Land,19.5,21.1,18.4
17,15,"Port of Norfolk Harbor, VA",Water,19.4,-3.3,38.9
18,16,"New Orleans, LA",Air,18,31.7,6.9
23,17,"Port of Tacoma, WA",Water,55.8,36.9,61.3
21,18,"Port of Baltimore, MD",Water,33.8,7.3,43.8
16,19,"Port of Oakland, CA",Water,0.6,-23.1,16.7
27,20,"Dallas-Fort Worth, TX",Air,68.3,83.7,56
14,21,"Port of Seattle, WA",Water,-27.2,3.4,-33.6
19,22,"Miami International Airport, FL",Air,-1.6,-7.5,9.4
20,23,"Anchorage, AK",Air,2,-10.5,7.1
30,24,"Port of Savannah, GA",Water,58.1,45.5,65.8
24,25,"Port of Otay Mesa Station, CA",Land,25.3,33.3,20.2
Top 25 ports,,,,14.3,6.5,19.2
Total U.S. merchandise trade -all ports,,,,15.5,4.5,22.9
"NOTE: All data—Trade levels reflect the mode of transportation as a shipment enters or exits a U.S. Customs port. Flows through individual ports are based on reported data collected from U.S. trade documents. Low-value shipments (imports less than $1,250 and exports less than $2,500) and intransit shipments are not included in trade data.  Air—Data for all airports are based on U.S. port classifications and include a low level (generally less than 2% to 3% of the total value) of small user-fee airports located in the same region. Air gateways not identified by airport name include major airports in that geographic area in addition to small regional airports. Also due to U.S. Census Bureau confidentiality regulations, data for some of the air gateways include courier operations.  For example, data for New Orleans International Airport, include FedEx air cargo activity in Memphis, TN.",,,,,,
"SOURCES: Air—U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, special tabulation, August 2004. Water— U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Office of Statistical and Economic Analysis, special tabulations from Waterborne Databank, August 2004. Land—U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Surface Freight Data as of August 2004.",,,,,,