" TABLE 2. Top 3 Destination and Origin Countries for International Waterborne Freight via Port of Houston, 2003  ",,,,,,
" (Short tons, thousands) ",,,,,,
"
Rank","
Export destination","
Tons","
Rank","
Import origin ","
Tons",
 1 ,Mexico," 6,428 ", 1 , Mexico ," 28,123 ",
 2 ,Italy," 1,926 ", 2 , Venezuela ," 9,746 ",
 3 ,Panama," 1,656 ", 3 , Algeria ," 4,120 ",
"SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, preliminary 2003 Foreign Cargo Data, October 2004. ",,,,,,