Table C-21 U.S. International Trade in Transportation-Related Services with G-7 and Selected Countries: 2001

(Millions of dollars)

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Modal Trends in U.S. Merchandise Trade

A large amount of freight carried over the U.S. transportation network is imported or bound for export. In 2001, over 1.6 billion short tons of international merchandise moved to and from the United States, a 5 percent increase from 1997.15 Imports...

Shifts in Major Trading Partners

The overwhelming majority of U.S. merchandise trade is with relatively few countries, although the United States trades with nearly 200 countries worldwide.12 In 2001, over three-quarters (77 percent) of the value of U.S. merchandise trade was with 15...

Figure 5 Merchandise Export Trade and Goods Production in the U.S. Economy: 1970-2000

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Table 33 Balance of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad and Foreign Investment in the United States: 1997-2000

(Billions of current U.S. dollars)

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Figure 17 Value of Transportation-Related U.S. Merchandise Trade for Selected Categories: 1990-2001

(Millions of current $)

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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics;...

Table 24 Top 10 U.S. Land Ports by Value of U.S.-NAFTA Surface Trade: 2000 and 2001

(Value in millions of current U.S. dollars)

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Appendix ATransportation Security and International Trade

Balancing security and international trade requirements has become a major concern of decisionmakers and private industry since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Immediately following the attacks, tightened security...

Trends In Major Commodities

The commodity mix of U.S. international merchandise trade has changed appreciably during the past two decades and continues to shift in response to changes in U.S. consumer preferences and global economic integration. Since 1980, manufactured goods share of U.S....

Table 2 U.S. International Merchandise Trade and Gross Domestic Product: 1990-2001

(Billions of chained 1996 dollars)

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