"FIGURE 1. Maritime Imports and Exports via Port of Los Angeles, 1997-2003",,,,, "(Short tons, millions)",,,,, " Year",Imports,Exports,Total,, 1997,15,12,28,, 1998,21,12,33,, 1999,24,12,36,, 2000,26,15,41,, 2001,30,15,44,, 2002,31,14,45,, 2003,29,13,42,, "SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Foreign Cargo Data, 1997-2002 final, 2003 preliminary, November 2004. ",,,,,