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Citation To obtain Freight Transportation: Global Highlights, 2010 and other BTS publications

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Table 2 Geographic Overview of World's Top Economies: 2008

Table 2 Geographic Overview of World's Top Economies: 2008

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Ranked by Population National population (millions, July 2009 est.) Population density (number of people per square kilometer) Urban population (% of total national population, 2008) Land area (...

U.S. Trends

USDOT, RITA, BTS U.S. Trends

In 2008, U.S. freight gateways handled more than $3.4 trillion (in current dollars) of international merchandise trade. From 2007 to 2008, merchandise exports rose 12 percent, and imports rose 7 percent. Since 1990, the...

Figure 1 Value of World Goods Exports by Country: 2008

Figure 1 Value of World Goods Exports by Country: 2008

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(Millions of U.S. $)

Rank in 2008 Country Total exports Share of world total exports (percents) Exports to United States Exports to U.S. as share of country's total (...

References

References

AXS-Alphaliner. 2009a. AXS-Alphaliner Newsletter, no. 2009/39. Available at www.alphaliner.com as of Oct. 2, 2009.

AXS-Alphaliner. 2009b. Top 100 Container Carriers. Available at www.axs-alphaliner.com/top100/index.php as of Sept. 28, 2009.

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Summary

Summary

There are dynamic industry-wide changes that continue to influence and shape the global freight industry as worldwide international trade is transformed by the global economy. The principal forces that are likely to affect future international merchandise trade and freight movements...