Introduction

Today, Americans are buying more imported merchandise than ever before, and more of the goods produced in U.S. factories are bound for export. Much of the imported merchandise is transported in containers from far-flung corners of the world, raising the need for heightened...

Figure 18 Balance of Trade for Transportation-Related Merchandise Goods: 1990-2001

(Billions of current $)

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Table C-11 U.S. Total Merchandise Trade with Canada and Mexico by Mode: 2001

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Appendix BInternational Trade and Transportation: Data Issues and Challenges

International trade and transportation data are important to government and private sectors alike. These data are used for many purposes, including security analyses, trade corridor studies, transportation...

Executive Summary

Overview. As the worlds largest trading nation, the United States imports and exports more merchandise than any other country. This report provides a broad overview of changes in U.S. international merchandise trade since 1990 and how transportation modes and services...

Table 22 Value of U.S. Merchandise Trade with NAFTA Partners by Mode: 1997-2001

(Billions of dollars)

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Table C-6 Value of U.S. International Merchandise Trade by Mode of Transportation: 2000 and 2001

(Millions of dollars)

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Figure 12 Value of North American Merchandise Trade by U.S. State-All Surface Modes: 2001

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Surface Freight Data, as of January 2002.

Overall Trends in U.S. International Merchandise Trade

The United States is the worlds largest merchandise-trading nation,5 accounting for 12 percent of world merchandise exports and about 19 percent of world merchandise imports in 20006 (table 1). From 1990 to 2001, the value of U.S....

Table C-10 U.S. Air Transportation Freight Operating Revenues: 1980-2001

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