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U.S. Foreign Waterborne Freight

Thursday, September 6, 2012

U.S. Foreign Waterborne Freight

Tonnage of U.S. Waterborne Imports and Exports (monthly data)

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Tonnage of U.S. Waterborne Imports and Exports (monthly data). If you are a user with disability and cannot view this image, use the table version. If you need further assistance, call 800-853-1351.

Import and export tonnage helps identify the volume of cargo flowing through U.S. ports and the resulting vessel traffic on U.S. coastal waters. It also helps identify needs for intermodal truck and rail traffic. Most U.S. coastal ports handle both foreign and domestic cargoes.

U.S. Foreign Waterborne Freight Feb-04 Feb-05
Total waterborne metric tons (thousands) 97,319 105,365
Percent change from same month previous year 14.19 8.27

NOTES: The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality. A metric ton is equal to 2,204.6 pounds. 2005 data are preliminary.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Office of Statistical and Economic Analysis, U.S. Foreign Waterborne Transportation Statistics data, available at http://www.marad.dot.gov/, as of July 2005.