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FIGURE 5. Percent Shares of U.S. Merchandise Imports Entering by Surface Modes: 2000, 2007, and 2008

FIGURE 5. Percent Shares of U.S. Merchandise Imports Entering by Surface Modes: 2000, 2007, and 2008

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FIGURE 5. Percent Shares of U.S. Merchandise Imports Entering by Surface Modes: 2000, 2007, and 2008. If you are a user with disability and cannot view this image, use the table version. If you need further assistance please call 800-853-1351.
  2000 2007 2008
Truck 38.9 34.5 32.9
Rail 30.0 33.0 31.6
Pipeline 31.1 32.2 35.3
Other 0.1 0.3 0.3

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Freight Data, as of May 12, 2009.