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COALITION FOR AMERICA’S GATEWAYS AND TRADE CORRIDORS

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

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COALITION FOR AMERICA’S GATEWAYS AND TRADE CORRIDORS

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  1. 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 $) ExportsImportsTOTALPC 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

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