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Chapter 4 - Transportation and the Economy

PDF:  Chapter 4 - Transportation and the Economy Personal, business, and government purchases of transportation goods and services account for nearly 8.7 percent of U.S. Gross Domestic Product.Transportation and related sectors employed over 11 million workers in 2011, representing nearly 8.7...

Figure 3-5 Top 20 Water Ports by Containerized Cargo: 2010

PDF:  Figure 3-5 Top 20 Water Ports by Containerized Cargo: 2010

KEY: TEUs = twenty-foot equivalent units.

NOTE: The statistics include both government and non-government shipments by vessel into and out of U.S. foreign trade zones, the 50...

Figure 3-3 Top 25 U.S. Foreign-Trade Gateways by Value: 2011

PDF:  Figure 3-3 Top 25 U.S. Foreign-Trade Gateways by Value: 2011

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