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4-2 Top 10 Urban Congested Areas: 2011

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Note: The 2012 Urban Mobility Report includes 498 urban areas.

Source: Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2012 Urban Mobility Report, available at mobility.tamu.edu as of October 2013.

4-1 Road Congestion: 1985–2011

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Source: Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2012 Urban Mobility Report, available at mobility.tamu.edu as of October 2013.

4 Performance

The physical capacity of the U.S. transportation system has not kept pace with growth in travel and commerce. The resulting congestion and delays have significant impacts on passengers and freight shippers.

4-1 Road Congestion: 1985–2011 4-2 Top 10 Urban Congested Areas: 2011 4-3 U.S...

3-8 Top 10 International Trade Gateways: 2013

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by value of shipments

Key: A = airport; L = land port; W = water port.

Notes: Air gateways include a low level (generally less than 3% of the total value) of freight shipped through small user-fee airports located...

3-7 Top 10 World Container Ports: 2012

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by full and empty TEUs

Key: TEU = twenty-foot equivalent unit.

Source: American Association of Port Authorities, World Port Rankings, available at www.aapa-ports.org as of September 2014.

3-6 Top 10 U.S. Water Ports: 2012

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by Short Tons

by TEUs

Key: TEU = twenty-foot equivalent unit.

Note: Includes domestic and foreign waterborne trade. Excludes foreign empty TEUs.

Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

3-5 Top 5 Truck Ports of Entry: 2013

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by incoming truck crossings

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Border Crossing/Entry Data, available at transborder.bts.gov as of September 2014.

3-3 U.S.-NAFTA Merchandise Trade by Mode: 2013

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aExport weights for land modes are estimated by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics using value-to-weight ratios derived from import data. bIncludes mail, other, unknown, and shipments through Foreign Trade Zones.

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3-2 U.S. Trade by Coasts and Borders: 1990–2013

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billions of chained 2009 dollars

Note: Includes merchandise trade only.

Sources: Value–U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, available at www.census.gov as of June 2014....