Table 20 Value of U.S. International Merchandise Trade by Mode of Transportation: 2001
Table 20 Value of U.S. International Merchandise Trade by Mode of Transportation: 2001
(Millions of current U.S. dollars)
| Exports | Modal % | Imports | Modal % | Total trade | Total modal % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 731,026 | 100.0 | 1,141,959 | 100.0 | 1,872,985 | 100.0 |
| Water | 198,841 | 27.2 | 519,607 | 45.5 | 718,448 | 38.4 |
| Air | 251,494 | 34.4 | 267,107 | 23.4 | 518,602 | 27.7 |
| Truck | 191,918 | 26.3 | 203,507 | 17.8 | 395,425 | 21.1 |
| Rail | 23,362 | 3.2 | 69,255 | 6.1 | 92,617 | 4.9 |
| Pipeline | 517 | 0.1 | 25,910 | 2.3 | 26,428 | 1.4 |
| Other, unknown, & miscellaneous | 64,894 | 8.9 | 56,573 | 5.0 | 121,466 | 6.5 |
Notes:
Numbers may not sum to total due to rounding.
Water-Excludes intransit 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 FAS (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 USDOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), May 2002. Water and air data-U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Exports of Merchandise, CD-ROM and U.S. Imports of Merchandise, CD-ROM, December 2001. Total, truck, rail, pipeline, other and unknown data-USDOT, BTS, Transborder Surface Freight Data 2002.