BOX 1. Selecting the Leading Gateways

This report ranks freight gateways by the value of merchandise trade they handle. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) compiled value data from multiple sources that allows comparison of all the freight modes. See Box 2 for a detailed...

TABLE 6. Weight of U.S. Merchandise Imports Entering by Surface Modes: 2000-2003

(Short tons, thousands)

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FIGURE 2. Modal Shares of U.S. Merchandise Trade Handled by Land, Water, and Air Gateways by Value and Weight: 2003

(Percent)

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1 BTS estimated the export weight for truck, rail, pipeline, and other and unknown based on value-to-...

FIGURE 1: Location of the Top 25 U.S. International Freight Gateways Ranked by Shipment Value: 2003

Notes: All data-Trade levels reflect the mode of transportation as a shipment enters or exits a U.S. Customs port. Flows through individual ports are based on reported data...

FIGURE 3. Value of U.S. Merchandise Trade by Land, Water, and Air Gateways: 1990-2003

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1 Includes truck, rail, pipeline, and miscellaneous surface modes.

2 Includes purchased vehicles such as aircraft or boats moving...

FIGURE 3. Value of U.S. Merchandise Trade by Land, Water, and Air Gateways: 1990-2003

(Percent)

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TABLE 1. U.S. International Merchandise Trade, 1990-2003

(Current $, billions)

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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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TABLE 7. Truck, Train, and Rail Container Crossings into the United States from Canada and Mexico: 2000-2003

(Crossings, thousands)

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TABLE 8. U.S. Maritime Freight Gateways, Ranked by Value and Weight, 2003

Value (current $, millions)

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