TABLE 2-4-3 U.S. International Trade in Transportation-Related
Services: 1995–2007
Millions of current dollars
Imports Exports Total Trade balance
1995 41,697 44,990 86,687 3,293
1996 43,212 46,496 89,708 3,284
1997 47,097 47,874 94,971 777
1998 50,334 45,702 96,036 -4,632
1999 55,454 46,701 102,155 -8,753
2000 65,699 50,490 116,189 -15,209
2001 61,315 46,368 107,683 -14,947
2002 58,376 46,241 104,617 -12,135
2003 65,694 47,307 113,001 -18,387
2004 78,879 55,808 134,687 -23,071
2005 88,086 62,251 150,337 -25,835
2006 92,763 68,359 161,122 -24,404
2007 95,536 77,172 172,708 -18,364
NOTES: Transportation-related services include passenger fares and other
transportation. It excludes receipts and payments for travel services, which
includes purchases of goods and services (e.g., food, lodging, recreation,
gifts, entertainment, and any incidental expense on a foreign visit). Trade
balance is equal to exports minus imports. These data have not been
adjusted for inflation because there is no specific deflator available for
transportation-related services.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative
Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, calculations
based on data from U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic
Analysis, International Transactions Accounts Data , table 3a, available at
http://www.bea.gov/international/index.htm as of August 2008.