U.S. Transportation and Trade Statistics | Data |
Total annual value of U.S. merchandise trade with Canada and Mexico | $790 Billion |
Annual number of freight truck crossing from Canada and Mexico into the U.S. | 12 Million |
Percent of freight shipments to Canada and Mexico that are by land | 88 % |
Annual growth of U.S. freight shipments to Canada and Mexico | 8 % |
Annual growth of U.S. freight shipments to all countries | 7 % |
Total number of containers shipped each year | 18 Million |
Total number of container trips each year | 200 Million |
Annual average number of trips per container | 11 trips |
Percent of all non-bulk cargo that is shipped in a container | 90 % |
Percent of all containers that originated in China | 26 % |
Number of commercial water transportation vessels | 35,000 |
Total tons of cargo shipped annually by water transportation | 7.4 Billion |
Top 5 U.S. Merchandise Trading Partners | Annual Trade Value | Annual Growth |
Canada | $499 Billion | 7 % |
Mexico | $290 Billion | 5.7 % |
China | $285 Billion | 23.8 % |
Japan | $194 Billion | 1.2 % |
Germany | $119 Billion | 7.4 % |
Total International Trade | $2,575 Billion | 8.3 % |