TABLE 1. Value of U.S. International Merchandise Freight: 2008
TABLE 1. Value of U.S. International Merchandise Freight: 2008
($ millions)
| Total | Exports | Imports | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall and Land Modes | |||
| Total U.S. trade by all modes (land, sea, air) | 3,400,661 | 1,300,532 | 2,100,129 |
| Total U.S. trade by land | 829,875 | 365,269 | 464,606 |
| Value of International Land Freight via Laredo, TX | |||
| Total land trade through port | 115,759 | 53,929 | 61,830 |
| Percent of total U.S. land freight value | 13.9 | 14.8 | 13.3 |
| Value of International Land Freight by Mode via Laredo, TX | |||
| Truck | 89,547 | 40,636 | 48,911 |
| Rail | 25,695 | 12,778 | 12,917 |
| Pipeline | 232 | 232 | 0 |
| Other and unknown | 285 | 283 | 2 |
| Value of Land Freight O&D, All Modes, via Laredo, TX | |||
| To and from Texas | 32,696 | 18,052 | 14,644 |
| To and from other U.S. states | 82,806 | 35,626 | 47,181 |
| Other states' shipments as percent of freight value via port | 71.5 | 66.1 | 76.3 |
| Value of Truck Freight O&D via Laredo, TX | |||
| To and from Texas | 26,020 | 13,016 | 13,003 |
| To and from other U.S. states | 63,278 | 27,376 | 35,903 |
| Other states' shipments as percent of freight value via port | 70.7 | 67.4 | 73.4 |
KEY: O&D = Origin and destination
SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, available at www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www as of May 12, 2009; and U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Surface Freight Data, 2008.