TABLE D-7 U.S. vs. World Maritime Container Traffic and Gross Domestic Product: 1995-2006
Monday, September 10, 2012
TABLE D-7 U.S. vs. World Maritime Container Traffic and Gross Domestic Product: 1995-2006
| Container traffic (total TEUs loaded and empty) | Gross Domestic Product (current U.S. dollars) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World (millions) | United States (millions) | U.S. share of World total (percent) | U.S. rank | World (billions) | United States (billions) | U.S. share of World GDP (percent) | U.S. rank | |
| 1995 | 137.2 | 22.3 | 16.3 | 1 | 29,391 | 7,398 | 25.2 | 1 |
| 1996 | 150.8 | 22.6 | 15.0 | 1 | 30,080 | 7,817 | 26.0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 160.7 | 24.5 | 15.3 | 1 | 29,928 | 8,304 | 27.7 | 1 |
| 1998 | 169.6 | 26.2 | 15.4 | 2 | 29,682 | 8,747 | 29.5 | 1 |
| 1999 | 184.6 | 28.0 | 15.2 | 2 | 30,786 | 9,268 | 30.1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 225.3 | 30.4 | 13.5 | 2 | 31,650 | 9,817 | 31.0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 236.7 | 30.7 | 13.0 | 2 | 31,456 | 10,128 | 32.2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 266.3 | 32.7 | 12.3 | 2 | 32,714 | 10,470 | 32.0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 305.0 | 36.3 | 11.9 | 2 | 36,751 | 10,961 | 29.8 | 1 |
| 2004 | 343.0 | 38.7 | 11.3 | 2 | 41,258 | 11,712 | 28.4 | 1 |
| 2005 | 378.0 | 42.0 | 11.1 | 2 | 44,455 | 12,456 | 28.0 | 1 |
| 2006a | 417.0 | 46.3 | 11.1 | 2 | 48,245 | 13,194 | 27.3 | 1 |
| Percent change, 1995-2006 | 203.9 | 107.2 | ||||||
| Average annual rate (percents), 1995-2007 | 10.6 | 6.8 | ||||||
KEY: TEUs = 20-foot equivalent units.
a 2006 estimates are projections from the individual sources.
SOURCES: TEUs: World estimates-1995-1999
Containerisation International Yearbook (London, England: Informa Group,
Inc., Various years, 1997-2001). 2000 - 2002 from United Nations Trade Commission, Review of Maritime Transportation, various years. 2003 -
2006 from Clarkson Research services,
Container Intelligence Monthly, Vol. 8, No. 10, October 2006.
U.S. estimates-AAPA 2006, available at http://www/aapa-ports.org/home.cfm as of December 2006. GDP: From International Monetary Fund, available at www.imf.org as of January 2007.