Analysis of Preliminary Gulf Region Release

January 2006 to December 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 down $112 million	Imports up $2.7 billion
Little Rock, AR down $108 million	Houston, TX up $1.0 billion
Jacksonville, FL down $98 million	New Orleans, LA up $555 million
Houston, Intrc'l Air, TX down $70 million	Port Arthur, TX up $499 million
New Orleans, LA down $40 million	Gramercy, LA up $184 million
Freeport, TX down $17 million	Mobile, AL up $140 million
Corpus Christi, TX up $71 million	Galveston, TX down $256 million
Gramercy, LA up $67 million	Corpus Christi, TX down $74 million
Mobile, AL up $50 million	Morgan City, LA down $70 million
Tampa , FL up $46 million	Good Hope, LA down $29 million

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Vessel Trade by Port - Exhibits 3 & 4
Exports up $149 million	Imports up $2.4 billion
Corpus Christi, TX up $71 million	Houston, TX up $1.0 billion
Gramercy, LA up $67 million	Port Arthur, TX up $499 million
Mobile, AL up $47 million	New Orleans, LA up $378 million
Tampa, FL up $47 million	Gramercy, LA up $184 million
New Orleans, LA up $20 million	Mobile, AL up $140 million
Jacksonville, FL down $98 million	Galveston, TX down $256 million
Freeport, TX down $17 million	Corpus Christi, TX down $74 million
Beaumont, TX down $14 million	Morgan City, LA down $70 million
Galveston, TX down $12 million	Good Hope, LA down $29 million

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District of Tampa, FL - Exhibit 5
Exports down $59 million	Imports up $158 million
Transportation equipment down $97 million	Petroleum and coal products up $141 million
Primary metal manufacturing down $14 million	Primary metal manufacturing up $47 million
Machinery, except electrical down $12 million	Chemicals up $25 million
Chemicals up $67 million	Transportation equipment down $105 million

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District of Mobile, AL - Exhibit 6
Exports up $51 million	Imports up $168 million
Agricultural products up $36 million	Oil and gas up $94 million
Paper products up $26 million	Primary metal manufacturing up $63 million
Chemicals up $18 million	Machinery, except electrical up $12 million
Food and kindred products up $14 million	Minerals and ores up $12 million
Machinery, except electrical down $31 million	Computer and electronic products down $20 million
Computer and electronic products down $ 25 million	Apparel and accessories down $18 million

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District of New Orleans, LA - Exhibit 7
Exports down $77 million	Imports up $946 million
Chemicals down $84 million	Oil and gas up $176 million
Computer and electronic products down $79 million	Computer and electronic products up $166 million
Transportation equipment down $77 million	Petroleum and coal products up $155 million
Food and kindred products down $36 million	Chemicals up $81 million
Primary metal manufacturing down $28 million	Primary metal manufacturing up $73 million
Agricultural products up $217 million	Agricultural products down $3 million
Petroleum and coal products up $56 million	Textile mill products down $1 million

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District of Port Arthur, TX - Exhibit 8
Exports up $2 million	Imports up $608 million
Petroleum and coal products up $10 million	Oil and gas up $577 million
Agricultural products up $7 million	Chemicals up $22 million
Chemicals down $6 million	Primary metal manufacturing down $7 million
Paper products down $4 million	Wood products down $1 million

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District of Houston, TX - Exhibit 9
Exports down $29 million	Imports up $841 million
Petroleum and coal products down $146 million	Primary metal manufacturing up $186 million
Machinery, except electrical down $36 million	Oil and gas up $185 million
Computer and electronic products down $20 million	Chemicals up $112 million
Transportation equipment down $15 million	Petroleum and coal products up $90 million
Oil and gas up $75 million	Transportation equipment down $11 million
Chemicals up $49 million	Apparel and accessories down $6 million
Fabricated metal products up $33 million	Wood products down $1 million
Primary metal manufacturing up $26 million	Used or second-hand merchandise down $1 million