Figure 2,,,,, U.S. Foreign Waterborne Trade by Value: 1988–2000 ,,,,, (Billions of dollars),,,,, Year,Liner,Tanker,Nonliner,, 1988,254.4,45.4,102.0,, 1989,280.7,56.6,103.8,, 1990,299.5,64.0,93.4,, 1991,323.6,54.4,88.0,, 1992,344.7,55.9,92.9,, 1993,368.4,55.3,86.9,, 1994,426.9,56.5,84.4,, 1995,462.7,62.5,94.3,, 1996,429.2,76.4,119.7,, 1997,414.0,79.4,132.3,, 1998,382.6,58.8,171.8,, 1999,438.1,74.9,118.2,, 2000,484.9,126.6,125.8,,,,,,,,,, 1 Primarily container vessels.,,,,,,,,,,,,, 2 “Tramp” or nonscheduled service.,,,,,,,,,,,,, "SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Office of Statistical and Economic Analysis, “U.S. Imports and Exports by Customs District Ports,” U.S. Foreign Waterborne Transportation Statistics, available at http://www.marad.dot.gov/statistics/usfwts/index.html, and “U.S. Foreign Waterborne Commerce,” adapted from U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. foreign waterborne commerce data, various years.",,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,