Analysis of Preliminary Gulf Region Release

October 2005 to September 2005 - Month to Month Changes

• Total Trade
• Vessel Trade Only
• Tampa, FL
• Mobile, AL
• New Orleans, LA
• Port Arthur, TX
• Houston, TX

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Total Trade by Port - Exhibits 1 and 2
Exports up $1.3 billion	Imports up $3.6 billion
New Orleans, LA up $497 million	Houston, TX up $1.6 billion
Houston, TX up $349 million	Morgan City, LA up $717 million
Gramercy, LA up $206 million	Baton Rouge, LA up $520 million
Jacksonville, FL up $171 million	New Orleans, LA up $411 million
Houston Intercontinental Airport, TX up $103 million	Pascagoula, MS up $380 million
Lake Charles, LA down $80 million	Port Arthur, TX down $751 million
Baton Rouge, LA down $79 million	Galveston, TX down $233 million

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Vessel Trade by Port - Exhibits 3 & 4
Exports up $1.1 billion	Imports up $3.6 billion
New Orleans, LA up $524 million	Houston, TX up $1.6 billion
Houston, TX up $349 million	Morgan City, LA up $753 million
Gramercy, LA up $206 million	Baton Rouge, LA up $520 million
Jacksonville, FL up $137 million	New Orleans, LA up $396 million
	Pascagoula, MS up $380 million
	Jacksonville, FL up $326 million
Lake Charles, LA down $80 million	Port Arthur, TX down $836 million
Baton Rouge, LA down $80 million	Morgan City, LA down $471 million

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District of Tampa, FL - Exhibit 5
Exports up $193 million	Imports up $431 million
Transportation equipment up $132 million	Transportation equipment up $295 million
Machinery, except electrical up $48 million	Petroleum and coal products up $97 million
Food and kindred products up $15 million	Primary metal manufacturing up $25 million
Chemicals down $24 million	Chemicals down $22 million
	Minerals and ores down $19 million

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District of Mobile, AL - Exhibit 6
Exports up $183 million	Imports up $621 million
Food and kindred products up $49 million	Oil and gas up $440 million
Petroleum and coal products up $27 million	Petroleum and coal products up $79 million
Machinery, except electrical up $26 million	Primary metal manufacturing up $45 million
Chemicals up $25 million	Apparel and accessories up $41 million
Paper products down $10 million	Computer and electronic products down $19 million
Special classification provisions down $4 million	Nonmetallic Mineral products down $4 million

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District of New Orleans, LA - Exhibit 7
Exports up $652 million	Imports up $2.0 billion
Agricultural products up $467 million	Oil and gas up $1.1 billion
Transportation equipment up $78 million	Primary metal manufacturing up $311 million
Petroleum and coal products up $71 million	Petroleum and coal products up $267 million
Chemicals up $45 million	Chemicals up $120 million
Minerals and ores down $22 million	U.S. goods returned & reimported items down $52 million
Computer and electronic products down $16 million	Transportation equipment down $38 million

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District of Port Arthur, TX - Exhibit 8
Exports down $94 million	Imports down $831 million
Petroleum and coal products down $87 million	Oil and gas down $808 million
Agricultural products down $10 million	Petroleum and coal products down $73 million
Primary metal manufacturing down $4 million	Primary metal manufacturing down $49 million

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District of Houston, TX - Exhibit 9
Exports up $415 million	Imports up $1.5 billion
Machinery, except electrical up $220 million	Petroleum and coal products up $674 million
Agricultural products up $94 million	Oil and gas up $405 million
Computer and electronic products up $85 million	Transportation equipment up $109 million
Petroleum and coal products down $61 million	Forestry products down $13 million
Transportation equipment down $50 million	Primary metal manufacturing down $11 million