International Transportation

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International Transportation Trade Data
Presentation to the AASHTO Standing Committee
on Water TransportationJuly 16, 2003

• Deborah Johnson
• Transportation Specialist
• Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• U.S. Department of Transportation

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BTS Focus

• Vision
• Data and information of high quality will
  support every significant transportation policy
  decision, thus advancing the quality of life and
  economic well-being of all Americans.
• Mission
• To lead in developing transportation data and
• information of high quality and to advance their
• effective use in both public and private
  transportation
• decision making.
• Strategic Goals
• To make transportation better by providing
  data that are relevant, of high quality, timely,
  and comparable.

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Partners Customers

• U.S. Congress
• U.S. DOT and Other U.S. Federal Agencies
• State, Local, County, City, Tribal Governments
• Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)
• International Organizations Counterpart
  Agencies
• Private Industry, Trade Associations
• TRB, Universities, Non-Profit Organizations
• Media, General Public

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Programs Areas Products

• Programs Areas
• Freight, Travel, Transportation Economics,
  Airline, and Geospatial
• Major Product Groups
• Conduct comprehensive studies, statistical
  compilations, and targeted research and analyses
  for all modes of transportation and across all
  relevant subject areas.
• Collect, compile and analyze air and motor
  carrier and North American trade and border
  crossing data.
• Develop and publish key indicators of national
  transportation system performance.

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International Program

• North American Transportation
• North American Interchange Activities
• North American Transportation in Figures (2000)
• North American Transportation On-Line Database
  (Planned Tri-Lateral Release Winter 2003)
• Global Transportation Initiatives
• Transportation and Global Competitiveness
• White Paper and Conceptual Framework
• US-EU Interchange on Transport Statistics (2001)

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International Program

• U.S. International Trade and Travel
• International Trade
• International Trade Data System (ITDS)
• U.S International Trade and Freight
  Transportation Trends Report (2003)
• North American Trade and Travel
• Transborder Surface Freight Data
• North American Trade and Travel Trends (2001)
• Border Crossing/Entry Data
• International Travel
• International Travel and Transportation Report
  (2002)

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International Transportation Data

• Administrative Data Sources (Required Filings)
• U.S. International Trade Statistics
• Waterborne (MARAD/Army Corps)
• Air (Census and BTS)
• Transborder (BTS)
• Border Crossing/Entry Data
• Customs and BTS
• Carrier-Based Sources
• BTS (Airline Information), Private (PIERS)
• Canadian Road Side Survey
• Shipper-Based Sources
• CFS - Exports

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International Trade Data Sources

• Required Import Export Documentation
• Customs and Census historically have determined
  data elements required for collection
• Data collection has become primarily automated,
  especially for importscollected through U.S.
  Customs
• Data go through numerous verification and quality
  assurance procedures by both Customs and Census
• Census processes and releases official U.S.
  international trade statistics

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Modal Shares of U.S. International Merchandise
Trade By Value Weight 2001

• Over 1.6 billion tons moved in 2001, up 5 percent
  from 1997
• Maritime leads by weight (78 percent) and value
  (38 percent)
• Air accounted for 28 percent of the value and
  trucks had 21 percent and 11 percent of the
  tonnage

SOURCES U.S. Department of Transportation,
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, May 2002,
based on total, water, and air data -- from
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau,
Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Exports of
Merchandise CD and U.S. Imports of Merchandise
CD, December 2001 truck, rail, pipeline, and
other and unknown data from the U.S. Department
of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics, Transborder Surface Freight Data,
2001 and special tabulations.
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World Percent of Total U.S. Maritime Trade Value
- 2001
SOURCES U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Bureau of
Transportation Statistics based on data from
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau,
Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Exports of
Merchandise CD and U.S. Imports of Merchandise
CD, Dec.2001
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Latin America Percent of Total U.S. Maritime
Trade Value - 2001
SOURCES U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Bureau of
Transportation Statistics based on data from
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau,
Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Exports of
Merchandise CD and U.S. Imports of Merchandise
CD, Dec.2001
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Questions? The International Team Can Help

• Deborah Johnson
• deborah.johnson_at_bts.gov
• 202-366-8578
• Michael Sprung
• michael.sprung_at_bts.gov
• 202-366-9047
• Kay Drucker
• kay.drucker_at_bts.gov
• 202-366-4437
• Elijah Henley
• elijah.henley_at_bts.gov
• 202-366-9683