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U.S. Waterborne Freight (Metric)

(Million short tonnes)

Embedded Dataset Excel:

Dataset Excel:

table_01_56M_052825.xlsx (30.6 KB)

Notes:

Beginning in 1996, shipments of fish are excluded from domestic Inland and Intraport tonnage.

Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.

1 tonne = 1.10231 short tons.

Description:

KEY: R = revised.

Source:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Cargo Data, available at https://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/about/technical-centers/wcsc-waterborne-commerce-statistics-center/ as of May 20, 2025.

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