4-8 U.S. Trade in Transportation-Related Commodities: 2011 (millions of current U.S. dollars)
Commodity and HTS code | Exports | Imports | Total tradea | Trade balanceb |
---|---|---|---|---|
Motor vehicles and parts (87) | 119,714 | 202,390 | 322,104 | -82,676 |
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts (88) | 87,532 | 21,531 | 109,063 | 66,001 |
Railway or tramway locomotives and parts (86) | 3,185 | 1,810 | 4,995 | 1,376 |
Ships, boats, and floating structures (89) | 2,533 | 1,167 | 3,700 | 1,367 |
Total, transportation commodities | 212,964 | 226,898 | 439,862 | -13,932 |
Total, all commodities | 1,480,552 | 2,206,929 | 3,687,481 | -726,377 |
Transportation commodities share of trade (percentage) | 14.38 | 10.28 | 11.93 | 1.92 |
aTotal trade = exports plus imports. bTrade balance = exports minus imports.
Key: HTS = Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
Notes: The HTS codes are classification categories from the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and may not include all transportation-related commodities.
Classification category (87) also includes bicycles, wheelchairs, and baby carriages.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics; special calculation based on data from U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. International Trade Commission, Interactive Tariff and Trade DataWeb, available at http://dataweb.usitc.gov accessed August 2012.