"Table 1-6 Changes in Panama Canal Traffic Along Principal Trade Routes, FY2006-20071",,,,,,
(thousands),,,,,,
Vessel trade route,FY2007,,FY2007,,Percent Change,
,PC/UMS net tons,Long tons cargo,PC/UMS net tons,Long tons cargo,PC/UMS net tons,Long tons cargo
East Coast U.S. - Asia  ,"140,434","87,380","135,187","92,798",3.9%,-5.8%
East Coast U.S. - W.C. South America,"19,761","19,658","21,724","21,713",-9.0%,-9.5%
Round-the-World      ,141,85,163,136,-13.7%,-37.5%
Europe - West Coast South America ,"24,000","14,437","23,088","14,196",4.0%,1.7%
Europe - Asia    ,"4,188","1,882","6,329","2,866",-33.8%,-34.3%
Europe - West Coast U.S./Canada  ,"11,631","10,700","10,629","10,767",9.4%,-0.6%
East Coast U.S. - W.C. Central America,"9,917","10,879","9,648","10,535",2.8%,3.3%
South America Intercoastal    ,"10,075","9,356","7,669","6,517",31.4%,43.6%
West Indies - W.C. Central America ,"11,345","5,445","8,108","4,134",39.9%,31.7%
U.S. Intercoastal (including Alaska and Hawaii) ,"13,883","5,646","8,374","4,215",65.8%,34.0%
East Coast U.S./Canada - Oceania  ,"5,609","2,911","5,031","3,808",11.5%,-23.6%
E.C. South America - West Coast U.S./Canada,"2,205","2,303","2,773","3,178",-20.5%,-27.5%
Subtotal      ,"253,189","170,682","238,723","174,862",6.1%,-2.4%
All other routes    ,"58,930","37,546","58,353","36,743",1.0%,2.2%
Total      ,"312,118","208,228","297,076","211,605",5.1%,-1.6%
1 Oceangoing commerical ,,,,,,
NOTE: In thousands. This amount also includes the conversion of the number of TEU that transited the Canal. ,,,,,,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, derived from data published by the Office of Market Research and Analysis, Panama Canal Authority, available at http://www.pancanal.com/eng/maritime/reports/table00.pdf as of Mar. 4, 2008. ",,,,,,
"Long ton - a measure of weight equal to 2,240 pounds or 1,016 kilograms. 
Panama Canal/Universal Measurement System (PC/UMS) - the tonnage measurement system used by the Panama Canal, following the rules of the 1969 International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, when assessing tolls. ",,,,,,