Freight Facts and Figures 2010

Figure 3-18. Top 25 Foreign-Trade Freight Gateways by Value: 2008

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 12 water ports, 5 land-border crossings, and 8 air gateways.

Figure 3-17. U.S. map showing that the top international gateways include the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, JFK International Airport in New York City, and the truck and rail crossings between Detroit and Windsor. Note: The statistics include both government and non-government shipments by vessal into and out of U.S. foreign trade zones, the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

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Data represented in the figure.

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Billions of dollars

Gateway	Type	Rank	Exports	Imports	Total
New York, NY	Water	1	51.0	138.5	189.5
Los Angeles, CA	Water	2	33.6	148.7	182.4
John F. Kennedy International, NY	Air	3	85.5	82.4	167.9
Long Beach, CA	Water	4	32.8	119.2	152.0
Houston, TX	Water	5	68.5	78.2	146.7
Detroit, MI	Land	6	66.5	53.7	120.2
Laredo, TX	Land	7	53.9	61.8	115.8
Chicago, IL	Air	8	35.9	61.2	97.0
Port Huron, MI	Land	9	35.2	46.0	81.2
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	Land	10	40.3	40.5	80.8
Los Angeles International, CA	Air	11	41.3	37.0	78.3
Charleston, SC	Water	12	22.3	39.9	62.1
Savannah, GA	Water	13	22.8	36.0	58.8
Norfolk, VA	Water	14	26.5	29.9	56.3
San Francisco International, CA	Air	15	26.6	26.2	52.8
El Paso, TX	Land	16	20.2	28.0	48.2
Baltimore, MD	Water	17	16.1	29.0	45.1
New Orleans, LA	Air	18	19.9	25.1	45.0
New Orleans, LA	Water	19	20.2	21.4	41.7
Anchorage, AK	Air	20	10.2	31.2	41.4
Miami International, FL	Air	21	29.2	10.8	40.0
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX	Air	22	16.4	23.1	39.5
Seattle, WA	Water	23	9.8	27.9	37.7
Oakland, CA	Water	24	12.8	24.9	37.7
Morgan City, LA	Water	25	0.3	37.4	37.7

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 2009, available at www.bts.gov as of April 25, 2010.

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