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Freight Facts and Figures 2009

Figure 3-19. Top 25 Foreign-Trade Gateways by Value: 2007

Transportation facilities that move international trade into and out of the United States demonstrate the importance of all modes and intermodal combinations to global connectivity. The top 25 foreign-trade gateways measured by value of shipments are comprised of 11 water ports, 5 land-border crossings, and 9 air gateways that include multiple airports, e.g. Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago, Anchorage, New Orleans, and Atlanta.

 

Figure 3-19. U.S. map showing the value of exported and imported goods in millions of dollars for the top international gateways for year 2007.

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Data represented in the figure.

Table in Excel format

Billions of dollars

Gateway Type Rank Exports Imports Total
Los Angeles, CA Water 1 29.9 150.4 180.2
New York, NY and NJ Water 2 40.6 124.6 165.2
John F. Kennedy International, NY Air 3 77.0 84.2 161.2
Long Beach, CA Water 4 26.7 120.4 147.1
Detroit, MI Land 5 73.3 63.3 136.6
Houston, TX Water 6 53.4 61.2 114.6
Laredo, TX Land 7 47.4 63.0 110.4
Chicago, IL Air 8 33.4 53.1 86.6
Los Angeles International, CA Air 9 41.6 38.0 79.6
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Land 10 38.6 40.0 78.6
Port Huron, MI Land 11 30.7 46.3 77.1
San Francisco International, CA Air 12 29.7 31.9 61.6
Charleston, SC Water 13 19.8 41.1 60.9
Savannah, GA Water 14 18.3 31.3 49.6
Norfolk, VA Water 15 20.7 28.8 49.5
El Paso, TX Land 16 20.0 29.1 49.1
Anchorage, AK Air 17 10.7 34.5 45.3
Baltimore, MD Water 18 14.0 28.0 42.0
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Air 19 18.1 23.4 41.5
New Orleans, LA Air 20 18.2 22.9 41.1
Seattle, WA Water 21 9.2 28.4 37.6
Atlanta, GA Air 22 12.5 22.9 35.4
Oakland, CA Water 23 11.4 23.4 34.8
Miami International, FL Air 24 24.0 10.4 34.5
Tacoma, WA Water 25 6.0 27.8 33.8

Notes:

Data for all air gateways include a low level (generally less than 2%-3% of the total value) of small user-fee airports located in the same region. Air gateways not identified by airport name (e.g., Chicago, IL, and others) include major airport(s) in that geographic area in addition to small regional airports. Due to Census Bureau confidentiality regulations, data for courier operations are included in the airport totals for JFK International Airport, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Chicago, Miami, and Anchorage.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2008 (Washington, DC: 2008), available at www.bts.gov as of June 16, 2009.

 


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