Waterborne Commerce by Type of Commodity statistics

[In millions of short tons (2,163.9 represents 2,163,900,000). Domestic trade includes all commercial movements between United States ports and on inland rivers, Great Lakes, canals, and connecting channels of the United States, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands]


						1994				1995				1996				1997				1998

Commodity							Foreign	Foreign			Foreign	Foreign			Foreign	Foreign			Foreign	Foreign			Foreign	Foreign
	1990	1991	1992	1993	Total	Domestic	Imports	Exports	Total	Domestic	imports	exports	Total	Domestic	imports	exports	Total	Domestic	imports	exports	Total	Domestic	imports	exports

Total	2,163.9	2,092.1	2,132.1	2,128.2	2,214.8	1,099.0	719.5	396.2	2,240.4	1,093.0	672.7	474.7	2,284.1	1,100.7	732.6	450.8	2,333.1	1,112.5	788.3	432.3	2,339.5	1,094.1	840.7	404.7
Coal	339.9	336.8	332.2	300.4	314.1	231.3	10.4	72.4	324.5	223.5	10.2	90.7	328.7	229.9	8.8	90.1	326.0	232.3	10.3	83.4	316.1	229.4	12.0	74.7
Petroleum and petroleum products	923.2	886.0	899.6	930.6	961.3	420.8	488.2	52.4	907.1	403.6	449.6	53.9	954.4	398.5	500.0	56.0	988.2	396.7	533.5	58.0	987.5	382.5	552.1	52.9
Crude petroleum	485.7	464.4	485.4	505.7	531.5	144.1	387.3	0.1	504.6	133.2	371.4	(Z)	531.8	128.1	401.7	2.0	553.3	120.4	429.3	3.6	539.7	103.2	433.4	3.1
Petroleum products ¹	437.5	421.6	414.2	424.9	429.9	276.7	100.9	52.3	402.5	270.3	78.2	53.9	422.7	270.4	98.3	54.0	434.9	276.3	104.2	54.4	447.7	279.3	118.7	49.7
Gasoline	116.9	103.0	109.6	112.3	119.1	99.9	16.0	3.2	114.4	99.8	10.8	3.8	119.1	95.3	19.6	4.3	114.7	89.5	19.4	5.8	109.0	86.8	17.4	4.8
Distillate fuel oil	77.4	81.5	82.7	83.3	81.4	60.2	13.5	7.7	76.7	57.2	12.9	6.6	84.5	62.2	16.2	6.2	88.2	65.7	16.6	5.9	94.2	66.3	23.3	4.6
Residual fuel oil	145.2	143.7	129.7	123.2	123.4	79.0	36.0	8.4	111.9	75.8	25.9	10.1	112.3	75.1	28.1	9.1	114.4	76.7	29.2	8.5	127.2	82.6	35.3	9.3
Chemicals and related products	123.8	125.1	128.7	131.6	146.9	78.5	23.5	44.9	153.7	79.4	24.3	50.0	152.3	80.2	24.6	47.5	156.7	81.1	25.1	50.5	156.4	77.7	27.4	51.3
Fertilizers	32.2	33.7	32.4	32.1	36.5	15.8	5.1	15.6	35.7	14.2	5.2	16.3	33.2	14.0	4.9	14.3	33.8	13.5	4.3	16.0	36.8	13.9	5.1	17.8
Other chemicals and related products	91.6	91.5	96.3	99.5	110.4	62.7	18.4	29.3	118.0	65.2	19.2	33.7	119.0	66.2	19.7	33.1	122.9	67.6	20.8	34.5	119.7	63.8	22.4	33.5
Crude material, inedible	374.7	348.9	364.0	360.6	369.3	220.9	82.4	66.0	381.7	226.4	82.7	72.7	388.7	233.2	89.5	66.0	400.9	246.5	93.2	61.2	394.3	245.6	95.1	53.6
Forest products, wood and chips	55.7	52.0	52.9	48.1	47.0	20.3	3.4	23.3	47.2	20.7	3.9	22.7	45.4	18.9	3.6	22.9	44.0	19.7	3.8	20.5	39.1	17.7	4.4	16.9
Pulp and waste paper	11.8	12.3	12.9	11.3	12.3	0.4	0.9	11.0	14.9	0.5	1.0	13.5	12.6	0.3	0.9	11.3	11.9	0.2	1.1	10.6	11.3	0.2	1.2	10.0
Soil, sand, gravel, rock, and stone	144.2	134.8	150.3	147.5	147.8	117.2	21.5	9.1	152.5	119.2	23.0	10.3	159.2	127.2	23.8	8.2	167.8	135.4	26.7	5.7	173.1	139.8	27.2	6.0
Limestone	43.1	43.5	45.7	46.0	51.8	45.0	3.6	3.1	54.0	46.0	3.8	4.3	58.2	49.8	4.1	4.3	64.9	57.2	4.2	3.4	64.9	58.3	4.5	2.1
Phosphate rock	14.6	13.3	12.4	10.0	10.5	6.4	0.7	3.5	10.7	6.6	0.8	3.3	8.5	6.1	0.6	1.7	7.6	6.2	1.0	0.4	8.1	6.7	0.9	0.5
Sand & gravel	62.9	58.0	61.4	65.5	74.2	64.0	7.9	2.2	77.0	65.0	9.6	2.5	81.6	69.6	10.2	1.9	83.4	69.9	11.9	1.6	87.8	72.5	12.2	3.1
Iron ore and scrap	101.7	91.6	93.0	95.8	99.8	66.0	20.2	13.6	104.9	69.0	20.1	15.9	103.2	68.2	21.4	13.6	107.3	71.1	21.8	14.4	101.4	70.8	20.3	10.3
Marine shells	2.1	1.5	0.4	0.7	0.6	0.6	(Z)	(Z)	0.5	0.5	(Z)	(Z)	0.7	0.7	(Z)	(Z)	0.6	0.6	(Z)	(Z)	0.2	0.2	(Z)	(Z)
Non-ferrous ores and scrap	31.2	30.9	29.7	28.9	26.0	4.3	18.8	2.9	27.9	4.7	19.6	3.6	27.9	4.6	19.8	3.5	28.3	5.3	19.6	3.4	29.9	4.2	22.0	3.7
Sulphur, clay and salt	8.2	7.6	7.0	6.8	7.1	1.1	1.3	4.7	23.4	8.5	8.9	6.0	7.8	1.2	1.8	4.8	8.6	1.5	2.0	5.1	9.7	1.7	2.6	5.4
Slag	2.3	1.1	1.7	1.5	1.6	1.4	0.3	(Z)	1.9	1.5	0.4	(Z)	2.3	1.7	0.6	(Z)	2.8	1.8	1.0	(Z)	2.9	1.7	1.2	0.0
Other non-metal minerals	17.5	17.1	16.3	20.1	27.0	9.7	16.0	1.4	8.4	1.8	5.9	0.7	29.5	10.4	17.6	1.5	29.5	11.0	17.1	1.4	26.6	9.3	16.0	1.2
Primary manufactured goods	76.0	71.8	70.1	76.8	105.0	35.8	56.7	12.5	106.3	36.8	51.7	17.7	108.9	37.7	55.3	15.9	117.0	37.2	63.9	15.9	141.0	41.2	86.7	13.1
Papers products	10.7	11.1	11.0	11.6	12.4	1.5	3.9	7.0	13.1	1.5	3.8	7.8	13.7	1.7	3.2	8.8	14.3	1.4	3.8	9.1	13.3	0.9	4.5	7.9
Lime, cement and glass	28.3	23.8	23.7	24.2	30.9	15.8	13.6	1.5	33.9	16.2	15.9	1.8	33.7	15.6	16.2	1.9	38.4	15.7	20.6	2.1	46.1	16.5	28.0	1.5
Primary iron and steel products	25.1	25.3	22.9	27.4	46.4	13.1	32.0	1.2	44.1	13.9	25.2	4.9	45.7	14.0	29.3	2.3	48.0	14.4	31.9	1.7	63.5	16.8	45.3	1.5
Primary non-ferrous metal products	8.9	9.3	9.6	10.7	12.5	5.0	5.8	1.7	12.3	4.9	5.4	2.1	13.1	6.1	5.1	1.9	13.2	5.4	6.0	1.8	15.3	6.9	7.0	1.5
Primary wood products	3.0	2.5	2.9	2.9	2.8	0.4	1.4	1.0	2.9	0.3	1.5	1.1	2.7	0.3	1.5	1.0	3.0	0.3	1.6	1.1	2.8	0.2	2.0	0.6
Food and farm products	267.5	263.9	280.4	269.3	255.8	93.3	26.7	135.9	303.2	103.4	23.2	176.7	284.9	98.0	25.1	161.7	271.7	93.7	29.0	149.0	265.7	91.5	28.8	145.4
Fish	3.2	3.1	3.4	3.3	2.7	1.0	0.9	0.8	3.6	1.9	0.9	0.8	2.0	0.1	0.9	1.0	2.1	0.1	1.1	0.9	2.0	0.1	1.2	0.7
Grain ¹	157.3	149.0	155.4	146.2	133.1	50.1	3.8	79.3	167.9	57.6	2.2	108.2	152.4	55.6	1.2	95.6	131.0	49.1	1.7	80.2	132.3	49.6	1.8	80.9
Corn	96.1	85.0	85.7	78.9	69.4	32.0	(Z)	37.4	105.0	40.8	(Z)	64.2	94.0	39.5	(Z)	54.6	77.1	33.1	0.1	43.9	78.1	34.4	0.1	43.7
Wheat	44.5	48.9	53.4	52.6	47.4	13.1	1.0	33.3	48.5	12.8	0.4	35.3	46.6	12.8	0.2	33.6	40.6	12.4	0.3	27.9	41.3	11.3	0.3	29.7
Oilseeds	36.0	39.4	43.1	41.3	38.7	19.5	0.1	19.1	46.1	21.6	0.1	24.4	50.1	23.2	0.2	26.7	53.4	25.8	0.5	27.1	45.6	23.7	0.3	21.6
Soybeans	32.2	35.0	38.9	37.7	35.7	17.1	(Z)	18.7	42.0	18.4	(Z)	23.6	46.2	19.8	(Z)	26.3	48.4	21.5	0.2	26.7	38.6	18.1	(Z)	20.5
Vegetables products	6.7	6.4	7.6	7.3	8.4	1.9	2.6	3.9	9.0	2.1	2.2	4.7	7.5	1.5	2.2	3.8	8.9	1.6	2.7	4.6	10.4	1.9	2.9	5.5
Processed grain and animal feed	28.2	29.2	31.5	32.4	29.7	10.0	1.0	18.8	33.0	10.6	0.8	21.7	28.2	8.5	0.8	18.9	30.8	8.7	1.0	21.1	30.4	8.1	0.9	21.4
Other agricultural products	36.3	36.8	39.6	38.8	43.2	10.8	18.3	14.0	43.5	9.7	17.0	16.9	44.7	9.1	19.8	15.8	45.6	8.3	22.0	15.3	45.0	8.1	21.7	15.2
All man equip, machinery and products	42.2	43.6	49.0	51.1	54.9	12.6	30.8	11.6	57.0	14.6	30.0	12.3	59.0	17.2	28.7	13.1	66.0	19.5	32.8	13.7	71.8	20.8	38.0	13.0
Waste and scrap, nec.	13.2	11.1	6.0	5.8	5.6	5.6	0	0	5.4	5.4	0	0	6.0	6.0	0	0	5.5	5.5	0	0	5.3	5.3	0	0
Unknown or not elsewhere classified	3.4	4.9	2.0	2.0	1.7	0.3	0.8	0.6	1.6	0.1	0.9	0.6	1.2	0.1	0.6	0.5	1.0	0.1	0.5	0.4	1.4	0.1	0.6	0.7

Z Rounds to zero.
1 Includes categories not shown separately.

Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce of the United States, annual.

http://www.wrsc.usace.army.mil/ndc/

http://www.allcountries.org/uscensus/1088_waterborne_commerce_by_type_of_commodity.html

These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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