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Table 1 Selected foreign water-borne trade data to West Coast Customs Districts

From: Panama canal expansion, U.S. trade diversion from west coast seaports and urban innovation

Customs District

Total imports

Transportation cost

Warehousing cost

Rail

Truck

Los Angeles

169,518.14

4,059.60

10,954.29

4,109.48

San Francisco

23,733.60

568.37

1,533.67

575.35

Columbia-Snake

9,452.28

226.36

610.81

229.14

Seattle

28,831.68

690.46

1,863.11

698.94

Total

231,535.70

5,544.79

14,961.88

5,612.91

Customs District

Total exports

Transportation cost

Warehousing cost

Rail

Truck

Los Angeles

65,359.67

1,565.23

4223.55

1,584.46

San Francisco

13,461.79

322.38

869.90

326.34

Columbia-Snake

10,335.69

247.52

667.89

250.56

Seattle

17,784.75

425.91

1149.25

431.14

Total

106,941.91

2,561.03

6,910.61

2,592.50

  1. Note: Imports and exports values are averaged from 2010 through 2012
  2. Units: millions of dollars