Figure 3 Data,,,,,,,,
Growth of U.S. Maritime Containerized Exports and Imports by Coastal Port Region: 1980-2005,,,,,,,,

Base data: thousands of TEUs,,,,,Index 1980=100,,,
,West/Pacific Coast,East/Atlantic Coast,Gulf Coast,,,West/Pacific Coast,East/Atlantic Coast,Gulf Coast
1980," 3,512 "," 4,348 ", 580 ,,1980, 100 , 100 , 100 
1981," 2,596 "," 4,486 ", 565 ,,1981, 74 , 103 , 97 
1982," 3,436 "," 4,299 ", 693 ,,1982, 98 , 99 , 119 
1983," 3,046 "," 4,651 ", 670 ,,1983, 87 , 107 , 116 
1984," 5,385 "," 5,555 ", 831 ,,1984, 153 , 128 , 143 
1985," 5,399 "," 5,513 ", 812 ,,1985, 154 , 127 , 140 
1986," 5,998 "," 5,806 ", 928 ,,1986, 171 , 134 , 160 
1987," 6,569 "," 5,776 ", 911 ,,1987, 187 , 133 , 157 
1988," 6,994 "," 6,251 ", 895 ,,1988, 199 , 144 , 154 
1989," 7,824 "," 6,432 ", 814 ,,1989, 223 , 148 , 140 
1990," 8,185 "," 6,564 ", 822 ,,1990, 233 , 151 , 142 
1991," 8,377 "," 7,002 ", 938 ,,1991, 239 , 161 , 162 
1992," 8,961 "," 7,212 "," 1,142 ",,1992, 255 , 166 , 197 
1993," 9,254 "," 8,254 "," 1,191 ",,1993, 263 , 190 , 205 
1994," 10,459 "," 8,807 "," 1,222 ",,1994, 298 , 203 , 211 
1995," 11,422 "," 9,729 "," 1,186 ",,1995, 325 , 224 , 205 
1996," 11,203 "," 10,046 "," 1,362 ",,1996, 319 , 231 , 235 
1997," 12,087 "," 10,946 "," 1,492 ",,1997, 344 , 252 , 257 
1998," 13,209 "," 11,487 "," 1,470 ",,1998, 376 , 264 , 253 
1999," 14,085 "," 12,304 "," 1,619 ",,1999, 401 , 283 , 279 
2000," 15,666 "," 13,042 "," 1,688 ",,2000, 446 , 300 , 291 
2001," 15,951 "," 13,009 "," 1,703 ",,2001, 454 , 299 , 294 
2002," 17,363 "," 13,621 "," 1,718 ",,2002, 494 , 313 , 296 
2003," 20,060 "," 14,402 "," 1,838 ",,2003, 571 , 331 , 317 
2004," 21,180 "," 15,406 "," 2,069 ",,2004, 603 , 354 , 357 
2005," 23,011 "," 16,791 "," 2,162 ",,2005, 655 , 386 , 373 
"NOTE:  TEUS = twenty-foot equivalent units.  One twenty-foot container equals one TEU while one forty-foot container equals two TEUs.  Total includes ports for all container ports in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.The data in this figure include both loaded and unloaded containers in U.S. international maritime activity.  It includes U.S. imports, exports, plus transshipments.",,,,,,,,
"SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from the American Association of Port Authorities, available at www.aapa-ports.org, as of November 2006.",,,,,,,,