Announcement

U.S. Foreign Waterborne Transportation Statistics

September 30, 2004

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today released the May 2004 preliminary U.S. foreign waterborne transportation statistics. These statistics are based on the U.S. Bureau of the Census trade data matched to the U.S. Customs vessel entrances and clearances, enhanced by the U.S. Maritime Administration. Year-to-date figures through May 2004 show an increase in volume of 8% for imports and an increase of 12% for exports over the same time period for 2003. The following cargo summary contains value and weight information by type of service on U.S. waterborne imports and exports for May 2004, along with year-to-date figures. Inbound and outbound in-transit data are not included.

Preliminary U.S. Foreign Waterborne Cargo Summary – May 2004

Value (millions of dollars) and Weight (thousands of metric tons)

Type of Service	Imports		Exports¹		Total²
	May	Year-to-Date	May	Year-to-Date	May	Year-to-Date
Liner Value	30,443	147,259	12,461	60,596	42,904	207,855
Liner Weight	8,543	40,441	5,977	30,535	14,519	70,976

Tanker Value	13,298	59,512	1,842	7,710	15,140	67,222
Tanker Weight	52,209	255,503	5,045	24,368	57,254	279,872

Tramp Value	14,125	65,406	5,373	25,251	19,498	90,657
Tramp Weight	18,428	82,145	18,004	88,920	36,432	171,064

Total Value	57,866	272,178	19,676	93,557	77,542	365,735
Total Weight	79,179	378,089	29,026	143,823	108,205	521,912

1. Export weight does not include commodities removed from the Waterborne Databank due to confidentiality restrictions from the U.S. Bureau of the Census. This restriction has been applied Value represents the total for all commodities.

2. Figures in total column may vary due to rounding.

The figures are derived from the Waterborne Databank, the U.S. foreign waterborne transportation public summary cargo files, which are available for purchase from the Maritime Administration. Waterborne Databank purchase inquires should be addressed to:

Office of Statistical and Economic Analysis, U.S. Maritime Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590 fax: 202-366-8886; voice: 202-366-2267; e-mail: data@marad.dot.gov

General content inquires may be directed to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at:

Douglas McDonald, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources, Navigation Data Center, 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22315 fax: 703-428-6047; voice: 703-428-6495; e-mail: douglas.a.mcdonald@wrc01.usace.army.mil