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Table 3
Top 10 U.S. Land Ports for North American Merchandise Trade by Surface Modes: 2000 and 2001

(Value in thousands of current U.S. dollars)

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U.S. Port All Surface Modes Truck Rail
2000 2001 Percent Change 2000 2001 Percent Change 2000 2001 Percent Change
U.S.-North American Trade 575,713,245 547,311,628  -4.9 428,699,597 395,424,648  -7.8 94,197,649 92,616,783  -1.7
Detroit, MI  94,441,518  91,981,879  -2.6  85,467,799  79,761,907  -6.7  8,598,493 11,908,664  38.5
Laredo, TX  83,673,999  79,607,196  -4.9  60,046,649  55,298,351  -7.9 23,464,900 24,179,034   3.0
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY  70,132,341  60,477,988 -13.8  54,659,191  47,196,115 -13.7 14,473,457 10,497,387 -27.5
Port Huron, MI  59,703,785  55,647,839  -6.8  32,770,367  29,954,660  -8.6 24,645,025 22,914,274  -7.0
El Paso, TX  39,375,732  37,930,862  -3.7  36,007,673  34,697,348  -3.6  1,433,407  1,574,691   9.9
Otay Mesa Station, CA  18,773,451  19,400,955   3.3  18,759,879  19,384,773   3.3          0          0  NA 
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY  17,259,857  16,162,966  -6.4  15,326,230  14,271,253  -6.9  1,041,280  1,098,415   5.5
Nogales, AZ  13,630,809  12,508,628  -8.2  11,046,139   9,963,889  -9.8  2,576,148  2,542,540  -1.3
Hidalgo, TX  12,593,610  12,422,911  -1.4  12,444,297  12,210,864  -1.9        132        411 211.2
Blaine, WA  12,303,110  11,686,810  -5.0  10,691,584   9,914,378  -7.3  1,535,734  1,724,323  12.3

U.S. Port All Surface Modes Truck Rail
2000 2001 Percent Change 2000 2001 Percent Change 2000 2001 Percent Change
U.S.-Canada Trade 365,117,865 346,514,925  -5.1 257,641,619 234,824,339  -8.9 62,645,743 60,170,601  -4.0
Detroit, MI  94,347,135  91,906,039  -2.6  85,374,557  79,686,619  -6.7  8,597,407 11,908,223  38.5
Buffalo-Niagara, NY  70,003,636  60,340,769 -13.8  54,530,589  47,059,297 -13.7 14,473,455 10,496,986 -27.5
Port Huron, MI  59,621,942  55,538,587  -6.8  32,689,077  29,845,882  -8.7 24,644,471 22,913,809  -7.0
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY  17,236,906  16,137,409  -6.4  15,303,357  14,245,944  -6.9  1,041,240  1,098,360   5.5
Blaine, WA  12,303,110  11,686,810  -5.0  10,691,584   9,914,378  -7.3  1,535,734  1,724,323  12.3
Alexandria Bay, NY  11,987,052  10,620,971 -11.4  11,980,953  10,615,148 -11.4          0          0  NA 
Pembina, ND  10,576,988   8,885,779 -16.0   9,660,728   8,252,311 -14.6    180,199    106,860 -40.7
Sweetgrass, MT   7,772,807   8,268,973   6.4   6,446,133   6,887,982   6.9    470,192    563,838  19.9
Portal, ND   6,596,362   6,799,058   3.1   4,375,508   4,426,307   1.2  2,192,704  2,341,004   6.8
Eastport, ID   2,710,635   6,512,903 140.3   1,579,560   1,222,005 -22.6    907,008    818,947  -9.7

U.S. Port All Surface Modes Truck Rail
2000 2001 Percent Change 2000 2001 Percent Change 2000 2001 Percent Change
U.S.-Mexico Trade 210,595,380 200,796,703  -4.7 171,057,978 160,600,309  -6.1 31,551,906 32,446,182   2.8
Laredo, TX  83,673,999  79,607,196  -4.9  60,046,649  55,298,351  -7.9 23,464,900 24,179,034   3.0
El Paso, TX  39,375,732  37,930,862  -3.7  36,007,673  34,697,348  -3.6  1,433,407  1,574,691   9.9
Otay Mesa, CA  18,773,451  19,400,955   3.3  18,759,879  19,384,773   3.3          0          0  NA 
Nogales, AZ  13,630,809  12,508,628  -8.2  11,046,139   9,963,889  -9.8  2,576,148  2,542,540  -1.3
Hidalgo, TX  12,593,610  12,422,911  -1.4  12,444,297  12,210,864  -1.9        132        411 211.2
Brownsville-Cameron, TX  12,108,262  10,911,207  -9.9  11,307,208  10,138,559 -10.3    745,900    735,032  -1.5
Calexico East, CA   8,319,549   7,347,677 -11.7   8,237,903   7,207,360 -12.5     81,361    140,271  72.4
Eagle Pass, TX   7,285,126   6,738,769  -7.5   4,134,911   3,599,088 -13.0  3,139,855  3,129,286  -0.3
Del Rio, TX   2,387,017   2,375,380  -0.5   2,386,699   2,375,056  -0.5         21         46 118.4
San Luis, AZ   1,225,711   1,007,321 -17.8   1,225,634     994,126 -18.9         20         34  NA 

Key: NA = Not Available

NOTE: Truck and Rail modes will not sum to total land trade by port because not all land modes are included here. Other land modes include pipeline, mail, unknown and miscellaneous.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Surface Freight Data.
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