TABLE 2-4-7 - U.S. Foreign Waterborne Freight: January 2008-June 2009
TABLE 2-4-7 - U.S. Foreign Waterborne Freight: January 2008-June 2009
Tonnage of U.S. waterborne imports and exports (monthly, not seasonally adjusted)
| Metric tons (thousands) | |
|---|---|
| January 2008 | 116,958 |
| February 2008 | 110,072 |
| March 2008 | 111,066 |
| April 2008 | 115,603 |
| May 2008 | 116,779 |
| June 2008 | 118,578 |
| July 2008 | 122,937 |
| August 2008 | 119,100 |
| September 2008 | 107,964 |
| October 2008 | 121,714 |
| November 2008 | 105,573 |
| December 2008 | 111,373 |
| January 2009 | 105,683 |
| February 2009 | 90,112 |
| March 2009 | 101,643 |
| April 2009 | 98,033 |
| May 2009 | 98,033 |
| June 2009 | 99,988 |
NOTES: Import and export tonnage helps identify the volume of cargo flowing through U.S. ports and the resulting vessel traffic on U.S. coastal waters. It also helps identify needs for intermodal truck and rail traffic. Most U.S. coastal ports handle both foreign and domestic cargoes.
A metric ton is equal to 2,204.6 pounds.
SOURCES: April 1998December 2005: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, U.S. Foreign Waterborne Transportation Statistics Data, September 2006; January 2006June 2009: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Statistics, available at http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/index.html as of December 2009.