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Table 1
Value of U.S. International Merchandise Trade by Mode of Transportation: 2000
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| Total, all modes |
1,216,888 |
100.0 |
780,419 |
100.0 |
1,997,306 |
100.0 |
| Water |
540,895 |
44.4 |
199,069 |
25.5 |
739,963 |
37.0 |
| Air |
308,642 |
25.4 |
284,356 |
36.4 |
592,999 |
29.7 |
| Truck |
216,485 |
17.8 |
212,215 |
27.2 |
428,700 |
21.5 |
| Rail |
70,755 |
5.8 |
23,442 |
3.0 |
94,198 |
4.7 |
| Pipeline |
23,129 |
1.9 |
463 |
0.1 |
23,592 |
1.2 |
| Other and unknown |
56,982 |
4.7 |
60,873 |
7.8 |
117,855 |
5.9 |
NOTES: Water: Excludes in-transit 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 f.a.s.
(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, July 2001.
Total, water, and air data: 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.
Truck, rail, pipeline, and other and unknown data: U.S. Department of Transportation,
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Surface Freight Data,
2000, and special tabulations.
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