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3-2 U.S. Trade by Coasts and Borders: 1990-2012 (Table)

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

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billions of chained 2005 dollars

Year Atlantic Coast Canadian Border Pacific Coast Gulf Coast Mexican Border
1990 375 280 328 146 67
1991 365 276 331 140 71
1992 375 294 352 141 82
1993 383 322 366 141 90
1994 399 367 404 155 110
1995 434 406 454 181 116
1996 449 427 469 192 132
1997 481 462 504 193 157
1998 495 472 490 187 173
1999 515 508 519 192 197
2000 580 553 579 241 242
2001 553 508 507 218 225
2002 538 497 484 222 220
2003 574 519 493 246 222
2004 641 577 542 295 248
2005 700 629 581 346 256
2006 751 656 644 400 283
2007 802 673 666 431 290
2008 883 698 669 540 287
2009 676 527 520 368 243
2010 791 642 615 460 308
2011 905 710 669 566 345
2012 907 734 698 583 377

Note: Includes merchandise trade only. The value of coal exports in 2012 for Mobile, AL; Charleston, SC; and Norfolk, VA are included under the Atlantic Coast.

Sources: Value–U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, available at www.census.gov as of September 2013. Implicit GDP Deflator– U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, available at www.bea.gov as of September 2013.