Figure 1-4U.S. International Waterborne Container Trade in Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) (Quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted)
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Figure 1-4
U.S. International Waterborne Container Trade in Twenty-foot Equivalent
Units (TEUs) (Quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted)
Excel | CSV | Graphic Version
| TEUs Millions | |
|---|---|
| Q3 94 | 3.2 |
| Q4 94 | 3.2 |
| Q1 95 | 3.2 |
| Q2 95 | 3.3 |
| Q3 95 | 3.4 |
| Q4 95 | 3.3 |
| Q1 96 | 3.1 |
| Q2 96 | 3.3 |
| Q3 96 | 3.4 |
| Q4 96 | 3.4 |
| Q1 97 | 3.4 |
| Q2 97 | 3.7 |
| Q3 97 | 3.9 |
| Q4 97 | 3.9 |
| Q1 98 | 3.7 |
| Q2 98 | 4.0 |
| Q3 98 | 3.9 |
| Q4 98 | 4.0 |
| Q1 99 | 3.8 |
| Q2 99 | 4.2 |
| Q3 99 | 4.2 |
| Q4 99 | 4.4 |
| Q1 00 | 4.2 |
| Q2 00 | 4.5 |
| Q3 00 | 4.7 |
| Q4 00 | 4.6 |
| Q1 01 | 4.3 |
| Q2 01 | 4.5 |
| Q3 01 | 4.7 |
| Q4 01 | 4.6 |
SOURCE: Journal of Commerce, Port Import/Export Registry Service (PIERS) data, various years.
- U.S. international container traffic increased rapidly since the mid-1990s. However, the growth slowed recently due to the after-effects of the September 11 terrorist attack and the economic slowdown in the U.S.