Analysis of Preliminary Gulf Region Release

November 2005 to October 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 $26 million	Imports down $2.6 billion
New Orleans, LA up $159 million	Houston, TX down $1.6 billion
Lake Charles, LA up $81 million	Gramercy, LA down $509 million
Beaumont, TX up $65 million	Baton Rouge, LA down $421 million
Galveston, TX up $57 million	Morgan City, LA down $218 million
Tampa, FL down $74 million	Port Arthur, TX up $775 million
Houston Intercontinental Airport, TX down $71 million	New Orleans, LA up $158 million
Baton Rouge, LA down $70 million	Gulfport, MS up $42 million
Texas City, TX down $66 million	Lake Charles, LA up $40 million

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Vessel Trade by Port - Exhibits 3 & 4
Exports up $104 million	Imports down $2.5 billion
New Orleans, LA up $95 million	Houston, TX down $1.6 billion
Lake Charles, LA up $81 million	Gramercy, LA down $507 million
Beaumont, TX up $65 million	Baton Rouge, LA down $421 million
Galveston, TX up $57 million	Morgan City, LA down $218 million
Baton Rouge, LA down $70 million	Port Arthur, TX up $775 million
Tampa, FL down $69 million	New Orleans, LA up $196 million
Texas City, TX down $64 million	Lake Charles, LA up $48 million

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District of Tampa, FL - Exhibit 5
Exports down $99 million	Imports down $102 million
Chemicals down $83 million	Transportation equipment down $77 million
Machinery, except electrical down $36 million	Petroleum and coal products down $68 million
Primary metal manufacturing up $8 million	Primary metal manufacturing up $25 million
Food and kindred products up $7 million	Chemicals up $25 million
Waste and scrap up $7 million	Machinery, except electrical up $24 million

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District of Mobile, AL - Exhibit 6
Exports down $47 million	Imports down $14 million
Machinery, except electrical down $26 million	Petroleum and coal products down $96 million
Petroleum and coal products down $24 million	Primary metal manufacturing down $60 million
Chemicals down $16 million	Fabricated metal products down $43 million
Paper products up $26 million	Oil and gas up $87 million
Fabricated metal products up $5 million	Transportation equipment up $45 million
Wood products up $5 million	Apparel and accessories up $35 million

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District of New Orleans, LA - Exhibit 7
Exports up $158 million	Imports down $1.2 billion
Transportation equipment up $60 million	Oil and gas down $541 million
Computer and electronic products up $50 million	Petroleum and coal products down $299 million
Food and kindred products up $34 million	Primary metal manufacturing down $172 million
Petroleum and coal products up $28 million	Computer and electronic products down $98 million
Machinery, except electrical down $31 million	U.S. goods returned & reimported items up $12 million
Agricultural products down $17 million	Machinery, except electrical up $12 million

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District of Port Arthur, TX - Exhibit 8
Exports up $118 million	Imports up $739 million
Petroleum and coal products up $88 million	Oil and gas up $863 million
Chemicals up $20 million	Paper products up $6 million
Primary metal manufacturing down $4 million	Petroleum and coal products down $68 million
Paper products down $3 million	Primary metal manufacturing down $53 million

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District of Houston, TX - Exhibit 9
Exports down $103 million	Imports down $2.1 billion
Chemicals down $124 million	Petroleum and coal products down $1.4 billion
Petroleum and coal products down $65 million	Oil and gas down $654 million
Food and kindred products down $33 million	Transportation equipment down $52 million
Machinery, except electrical up $103 million	Chemicals up $123 million
Special classification provisions up $44 million	Primary metal manufacturing up $15 million