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Index 1995=100
Year World oceanborne cargo (million tons) World air cargo (million tons) World TEUs (millions) World vessel cargo World air...Excel | CSV
(Billions of current $)
Year Total Freight services Port services Freight services Port services Receipts (exports) Payments (imports) Receipts (exports)...Excel | CSV
(Billions of current U.S. $)
Year World GDP United States GDP U.S. share of world GDP (percent) 1990 21,137 5,803 27.5 1991 22,386 5,996 26.8...Excel | CSV
Rank in 1995 Rank in 2000 Rank in 2008 Country (Billions of current U.S. $) Share of global GDP (percent) 1995 2000 2008 1995 2000 2008 NA...Seaports and airports are vital components of the freight system. They enable global trade and facilitate international economic activities.
In 2007, ports worldwide handled more than 8 billion tons of oceanborne...
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(Thousands of metric tons)
Rank Port name Country Tons 1 Shanghai China 561,446 2 Singapore Singapore 483,616 3 Ningbo-Zhoushan China 471,...Excel | CSV | Table Version
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data...
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(Millions of current U.S. $)
Rank in 2008 Country Total imports Share of world total imports (percent) Imports from United States Imports...Excel | CSV
Rank Airline Thousands of tons 1 FedEx 1,891 2 UPS 1,603 3 Korean Air 1,438 4 Emirates 1,382 5 Cathay Pacific...Excel | CSV
Year World exports U.S. exports Value (billions U.S. $) Weight (millions of short tons) Value (billions U.S. $) Weight (millions of short tons...