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Table 2-3 U.S. Oceanborne Foreign Trade Top 10 Ports (1975) (Thousands of tons)

Friday, January 6, 2012

Table 2-3
U.S. Oceanborne Foreign Trade Top 10 Ports (1975)
(Thousands of tons)

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U.S. Port Imports Exports Total
New York 50,153 5,524 55,677
Baton Rouge 39,861 8,563 48,424
Houston 23,520 13,360 36,880
Norfolk 5,818 27,694 33,512
Philadelphia 29,055 4,370 33,425
New Orleans 13,814 19,170 32,984
Baltimore 17,546 13,309 30,855
Corpus Christi 17,125 3,844 24,969
Beaumont 15,441 3,476 18,917
Long Beach 13,348 4,975 18,323

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Maritime Administration, United States Oceanborne Foreign Trade Routes (Washington, DC: 1978).