TABLE 5. Value of U.S. Merchandise Trade by Land, Water, and Air Gateways: 1990-2008
Monday, June 4, 2012
TABLE 5. Value of U.S. Merchandise Trade by Land, Water, and Air Gateways: 1990-2008
(Current $, billions)
| 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 | 1,559 | 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 | 1,854 | 541 | 729 | 498 | 89 |
| 2003 | 1,982 | 563 | 811 | 523 | 86 |
| 2004 | 2,288 | 634 | 959 | 599 | 97 |
| 2005 | 2,579 | 698 | 1,122 | 652 | 107 |
| 2006 | 2,891 | 760 | 1,279 | 731 | 121 |
| 2007 | 3,119 | 797 | 1,399 | 781 | 142 |
| 2008 | 3,401 | 830 | 1,624 | 806 | 141 |
| Percent
change, 1990-2008 |
282.6 | 307.3 | 274.0 | 300.0 | 185.3 |
| Average
annual growth rate, 1990-2008 |
7.7 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 6.0 |
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.
SOURCES: Water and air-U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, special tabulation, April 2009. Land-U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Surface Freight Data, as of April 2009.