Table 2,,,,,,,,
Top 10 U.S. Maritime Ports for International Trade by Value and Weight: 1999,,,,,,,,
Ranked,,Value,,Ranked by,,Millions of,,
by value,Port ,($ billions),Percent,weight,Port,metric tons,Percent,
,1,"Long Beach, CA",89,14.1,1,"Houston, TX",95.1,8.7
,2,"Los Angeles, CA",83.1,13.1,2,"South Louisiana, LA",70.9,6.5
,3,"New York, NY",71.7,11.3,3,"New Orleans, LA",69.8,6.4
,4,"Houston, TX",34.1,5.4,4,"New York, NY",57.6,5.3
,5,"Seattle, WA",32.2,5.1,5,"Corpus Christie, TX",56.9,5.2
,6,"Charleston, SC",29.1,4.6,6,"Beaumont, TX",48.1,4.4
,7,"Oakland, CA",25.8,4.1,7,"Morgan City, LA",42.8,3.9
,8,"Norfolk, VA",24.8,3.9,8,"Long Beach, CA",35.7,3.3
,9,"Baltimore, MD",19.3,3.1,9,"Los Angeles, CA",32.8,3
,10,"Tacoma, WA",17,2.7,10,"Lake Charles, LA",28.7,2.6
,  Top 10 total,,67.4,,  Top 10 total,,49.1,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Office of Statistical and Economic Analysis, Annual Waterborne databanks, 1999.",,,,,,,,