Figure 1-4
U.S. International Waterborne Container Trade in Twenty-foot Equivalent
Units (TEUs) (Quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted)
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SOURCE: Journal of Commerce, Port Import/Export Registry Service (PIERS) data,
various years.
- U.S. international container traffic increased rapidly since the mid-1990s.
However, the growth slowed recently due to the after-effects of the September
11 terrorist attack and the economic slowdown in the U.S.