In 2020, the total waterborne commerce of the United States (U.S.) amounted to over 2.2 billion short tons. That year, the U.S. traded petroleum and petroleum products weighting 938.1 million short tons, making it the leading commodity for the U.S. trade in terms of tonnage.
Weight of total waterborne commerce of the United States from 2001 to 2020, by commodity
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Year
Petroleum & Petroleum Products
Crude Materials
Coal
Food & Farm Products*
Chemicals & Related Products
Primary Manufactured Goods
All Manufactured Equipment, Machinery & Products
Other
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USACE. (March 31, 2022). Weight of total waterborne commerce of the United States from 2001 to 2020, by commodity (in million short tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341858/us-total-waterborne-commerce-tonnage-commodity/
USACE. "Weight of total waterborne commerce of the United States from 2001 to 2020, by commodity (in million short tons)." Chart. March 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341858/us-total-waterborne-commerce-tonnage-commodity/
USACE. (2022). Weight of total waterborne commerce of the United States from 2001 to 2020, by commodity (in million short tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341858/us-total-waterborne-commerce-tonnage-commodity/
USACE. "Weight of Total Waterborne Commerce of The United States from 2001 to 2020, by Commodity (in Million Short Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341858/us-total-waterborne-commerce-tonnage-commodity/
USACE, Weight of total waterborne commerce of the United States from 2001 to 2020, by commodity (in million short tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341858/us-total-waterborne-commerce-tonnage-commodity/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Weight of total waterborne commerce of the United States from 2001 to 2020, by commodity (in million short tons) [Graph], USACE, March 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341858/us-total-waterborne-commerce-tonnage-commodity/