TABLE 2-4-6 U.S. International Maritime Container Volumes: 1999-2009
TABLE 2-4-6 U.S. International Maritime Container Volumes: 1999-2009
Millions of TEU
| Exports | Imports | Container balance (exports minus imports) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.6 | 10.0 | -3.36 |
| 2000 | 6.9 | 11.1 | -4.24 |
| 2001 | 6.8 | 11.3 | -4.42 |
| 2002 | 6.8 | 12.9 | -6.10 |
| 2003 | 7.4 | 13.9 | -6.51 |
| 2004 | 8.0 | 15.8 | -7.76 |
| 2005 | 8.7 | 17.4 | -8.68 |
| 2006 | 9.0 | 18.6 | -9.64 |
| 2007 | 10.5 | 18.5 | -8.08 |
| 2008 | 11.3 | 17.0 | -5.75 |
| 2009 | 10.4 | 14.6 | -4.14 |
KEY: TEU = twenty-foot equivalent unit.
NOTE: One twenty-foot container equals one TEU while one forty-foot container equals two TEU.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, U.S. Waterborne Foreign Container Trade by U.S. Custom Ports, (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), available at http://www.marad.dot.gov/library_landing_page/data_and_statistics/Data_and_Statistics.htm as of July 2010.