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Table 9.I.A

 Port of New York/New Jersey
Overview of Trade Statistics

 
 

Tonnage (1000 Metric Tons)

 
  Oceanborne
General Cargo
Tonnage
Source:
(U.S. Census)
2008
%
Change
over
2007
2009
%
Change
over
2008
2010
%
Change
over
2009
2011
%
Change
over
2010
 
  General Cargo Tonnage
 
  Imports
22,090,832
0.2
18,411,480
-0.17
21,042,355
0.14
21,296
4.2%
 
  Exports
11,542,781
7.2
9,829,290
-0.15
11,195,624
0.14
11,999
7.2%
 
  Total
33,633,613
2.5
28,240,770
-0.16
32,237,979
0.14
33,925
5.2%
 
   
 
  Bulk Cargo Tonnage
 
  Imports
45,295,759
-3.9
40,214,893
-0.11
40,015,551
0.00
39,667
-0.9%
 
  Exports
9,976,895
36.7
9,447,474
-0.05
9,137,598
-0.03
12,466
36.4%
 
  Total
55,272,654
1.6
49,662,367
-0.10
49,153,149
-0.01
52,133
6.1%
 
  Total Cargo Tonnage
88,906,267
1.9
77,903,137
-0.12
81,391,128
0.04
86,058
5.2%
 
     
 

Dollar Value of Cargo (thousands $)

 
  Dollar Value of Cargo
 Source:
(U.S. Census)
2008
%
Change
over
2007
2009
%
Change
over
2008
2010
%
Change
over
2009
2011
%
Change
over
2010
 
  General Cargo Imports
107,825
7.9
88,893
-0.18
104,257
0.17
117,572
12.8
 
  General Cargo Exports
44,911
18.5
34,907
-0.22
42,154
0.21
48,952
16.1
 
  Total General Cargo
152,736
10.8
123,800
-0.19
146,411
0.18
166,524
13.7
 
   
 
  Bulk Imports
31,012
24.2
17,946
-0.42
24,223
0.35
32,671
34.9
 
  Bulk Exports
6,744
103.4
4,304
-0.36
5,156
0.20
8,837
71.4
 
  Total Bulk
37,756
33.5
22,250
-0.41
29,379
0.32
41,508
41.3
 
  Total $
190,492
14.7
146,050
-0.23
175,790
0.20
208,032
18.3
 
     
 

Container Trade (Units)

 
  Container
Trade
(Units)
2008
%
Change
over
2007
2009
%
Change
over
2008
2010
%
Change
over
2009
2011
%
Change
over
2010
 
  Loaded Import TEUs 1
2,548,973
-2.7
2,245,033
-0.12
2,579,093
0.15
2,683,689
4.1
 
  Loaded Export TEUs
1,616,238
9.4
1,393,071
-0.14
1,518,327
0.09
1,621,265
6.8
 
  Total, Loaded TEUs
4,165,211
1.7
3,638,104
-0.13
4,097,420
0.13
4,304,954
5.1
 
  Total TEUS (loads and empties)
5,265,053
-0.6
4,561,527
-0.13
5,292,020
0.16
5,503,485
4.0
 
  Total Containers (loads and empties)
3,068,935
-1.0
2,652,209
-0.14
3,076,395
0.16
3,197,016
3.9
 
     
 

Vehicular Trade (Units)

 
  Vehicular Trade
(Units)
2008
%
Change
over
2007
2009
%
Change
over
2008
2010
%
Change
over
2009
2011
%
Change
over
2010
 
  Imports
654,760
-1.3
423,425
-0.35
466,857
0.10
366,768
-21.9
 
  Exports
376,780
41.2
194,406
-0.48
226,174
0.16
283,901
25.5
 
  Totals
1,031,540
10.9
617,831
-0.40
693,031
0.12
650,669
-6.4
 
 

Notes:

1
Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units
Data details in subsequest tables
 
 

Source:

The Port Authority of NY and NJ. Trade Statistics
 

 

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