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Figure 2-1. Value of Merchandise Trade by Coasts and Borders: 1950-2006 (Chained $2000) (Historical)

Data represented in the figure
Table in Excel format

Customs District 19501 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2006
Atlantic Coast 76.4 67.7 75.3 93.0 121.7 199.5 326.6 265.9 331.8 383.9 514.5 624.6 695.5
Gulf Coast 24.3 18.9 26.8 34.1 38.9 99.5 189.5 110.3 129.1 160.2 213.2 308.5 371.8
Mexican Border 4.0 3.5 3.7 5.2 7.6 15.8 33.1 32.7 59.6 102.8 214.2 228.7 260.9
Pacific Coast 13.2 13.3 20.3 27.7 49.0 91.1 160.8 186.6 290.4 401.5 513.0 518.4 588.4
Canadian Border 26.3 27.7 30.2 47.9 75.5 116.8 146.7 183.5 248.2 359.8 490.4 560.7 600.9
Total 144.1 131.0 156.3 207.9 292.7 522.6 856.7 779.0 1,059.0 1,408.3 1,945.3 2,240.8 2,517.6

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Sources: 1950-1970: U.S. Census Bureau, Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, Bicentennial Edition (Washington, DC: 1975); 1975: U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1977 (Washington, DC: 1977); 1980-1985: U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1987 (Washington, DC; 1986); 1990-2000: U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2006 (Washington, DC; 2005); 2005-2006: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, FT920 - U.S. Merchandise Trade: Selected Highlights (Washington, DC: December 2006) as of September 6, 2007; Implict GDP Deflator: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Current-Dollar and “Real” Gross Domestic Product, available at www.bea.gov as of September 6, 2007.


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