BTS | TABLE 5. Value of U.S. Merchandise Trade by Land, Water, and Air Gateways: 1990-2003

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TABLE 5. Value of U.S. Merchandise Trade by Land, Water, and Air Gateways: 1990-2003

(Current $, billions)

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Year	Total U.S. international merchandise trade	U.S. total land trade	U.S. total water trade	U.S. total air trade	Other and unknown
1990	889	204	434	201	50
1991	910	210	435	209	56
1992	981	232	463	226	60
1993	1,046	258	477	255	56
1994	1,176	312	517	293	54
1995	1,328	338	573	355	62
1996	1,420	377	591	382	70
1997	1,560	426	626	433	76
1998	1,594	452	614	442	86
1999	1,720	501	632	496	92
2000	2,000	576	740	593	91
2001	1,870	547	718	519	86
2002	1,857	541	729	498	89
2003	1,983	563	811	523	86
Percent change, 1990-2003	123.1	176.2	86.8	159.9	73.4
Average annual growth rate, 1990-2003	6.4	8.1	4.9	7.6	4.3

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 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, various annual December CDs.

NOTE: Other and Unknown includes purchased vehicles such as aircraft or boats moving from manufacturer to customer where the vehicle itself is the shipment, pedestrians carrying freight, and miscellaneous.