Table 3,,,,,,,
Top 10 U.S. Maritime Trade Partners by Value and Weight: 1999,,,,,,,
Ranked,Value,,,Ranked by,,Million,
by value,Country,($ billions),Percent,weight,Country,short tons,Percent
,All countries,$632 ,100,,All countries,"1,204",100
1,Japan,116,18.4,1,Mexico,110,9.2
2,China,76,12.1,2,Venezuela,110,9.1
3,Germany,37,5.9,3,Canada,92,7.6
4,Taiwan,26,4.1,4,Japan,81,6.8
5,South Korea,26,4.1,5,Saudi Arabia,80,6.7
6,United Kingdom,24,3.7,6,Colombia,40,3.3
7,Mexico,16,2.6,7,Nigeria,40,3.3
8,Venezuela,15,2.4,8,Iraq,39,3.2
9,Brazil,14,2.2,9,China,36,3
10,Italy,14,2.2,10,South Korea,36,3
,  Top 10 total,364,57.7,,  Top 10 total,665,55.2
NOTE: Excludes cargo in transit through the United States.

"SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, special tabulation, November 2000, based on U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Exports of Merchandise CD and U.S. Imports of Merchandise CD, December 1999."