In 2020, the total waterborne commerce of the United States (U.S.) amounted to over 2.2 billion short tons, a decrease of about six percent compared with the previous year. U.S.-international trade reached the tonnage of nearly 1.5 billion short tons, while the trade within the country amounted to some 743 million short tons.
Weight of total waterborne commerce of the United States from 1981 to 2020, by type of traffic
(in million short tons)
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