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(Millions of current U.S. dollars)
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Exports Modal % Imports Modal % Total trade Total modal % Total 692,821 100.0 1,024,766 100.0 1,717,587...(Billions of 1999 U.S. dollars)
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Rank Gateway Exports Imports Total 1 JFK International, NY (air) 44.4 60.6 105.0 2 Port of Detroit, MI (land) 48.5 44.1...Excel | CSV
Mode Value Tons Ton-miles Billions of 1997 $ Percent Millions Percent Millions Percent Parcel, postal, courier services 856 10.0 34 0.2 18 0.5...(Million tons)
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1999 1990 Rank Port Total tons Rank Total tons % change 1990-99 1 South Louisiana, LA 214.2 1 194.2 10.3 2 Houston, TX 158.8 3 126.2 25.9 3 New York, NY & NJ...Excel | CSV
Land gateway Entering the U.S. All U.S.-Mexican gateways All personal vehicles 83,638,656 All personal vehicle passengers 242,613,249 All buses 295,429...Excel | CSV
Land gateway Entering the U.S. All U.S.-Canadian land gateways All personal vehicles 34,519,136 All personal vehicle passengers 87,691,325 All buses 181,581...(Thousands of enplaned passengers on large, certificated air carriers)
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1999 1989 Rank Airport Total enplaned passengers Rank Total enplaned passengers % change 1989-99 1 Atlanta (Hartsfield...The U.S. transportation system is an extensive, inter-related network of public and private roads, airports, railroads, transit routes, waterways, terminals, ports, and pipelines. Millions of people and businesses rely on this ever-expanding system...
Statistics published in this Pocket Guide to Transportation come from many different sources. Some statistics are based on samples and are subject to sampling variability. Statistics may also be subject to omissions and errors in reporting, recording, and processing.
America's transportation system has changed along with the nation's society and economy. The following table puts those changes in perspective:
Excel | CSV Characteristic 1970 1999 Resident population (thous.) 203,984 272,691 Total area (thous....