coalition for america’s gateways and trade corridors “america’s freight is america’s...
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COALITION FOR AMERICA’S GATEWAYS AND TRADE CORRIDORS “AMERICA’S FREIGHT IS AMERICA’S BUSINESS” - Container traffic grew from 8 million units in 1980 to 40 million in 2006 and
is expected to reach 110 million by 2020- Freight railroad demand will increase by 88% by 2035 over 2002 levels- By 2020 the U.S. trucking industry will move 3 billion more tons of freight that what it hauls today- Four of the top ten traders with USA are heavy users of the Panama Canal
(Billons of $) Exports Imports TOTAL PC Rank• CANADA 293 324 617 #10• CHINA 110 426 536 # 2• MEXICO 216 278 494 • JAPAN 70 146 216 # 4• GERMANY 49 108 157• UNITED KINGDOM 55 55 110• SOUTH KOREA 42 59 101 # 5• BRAZIL 44 32 76• FRANCE 31 41 72 • SAUDI ARABIA 14 56 70