Florida Seaport System Plan - SeaCIP

Florida Seaport System Plan
For import commodity value (see Figure 3.10), Florida has strong market shares
of import vehicles, fuels, and apparel in the Atlantic, and very high shares of
copper and chemicals imports in the Gulf. It is weaker with respect to imports
of high-value machinery, pharmaceuticals, and furniture in the Atlantic, and
imports of fuels, iron and steel, apparel, vehicles, and machinery in the Gulf.
Figure 3.10 Florida Port Throughput (FY 2007/2008) versus
Competing Regions (CY 07)
Import Commodity Value
ATLANTIC IMPORTS -- VALUE ($) -- TOP 10 = 66% Total Atlantic FL Share Competitor Share
87 Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc $ 20,432,171,707 40% 60%
84 Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts $ 15,836,036,131 12% 88%
27 Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax $ 10,777,652,329 59% 41%
61 Apparel Articles And Accessories, Knit Or Crochet $ 6,451,218,379 56% 44%
85 Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts $ 5,805,221,199 26% 74%
30 Pharmaceutical Products $ 4,467,339,528 3% 97%
94 Furniture; Bedding Etc; Lamps Nesoi Etc; Prefab Bd $ 3,932,914,449 16% 84%
62 Apparel Articles And Accessories, Not Knit Etc. $ 3,382,493,118 39% 61%
40 Rubber And Articles Thereof $ 3,130,202,253 8% 92%
39 Plastics And Articles Thereof $ 2,564,070,668 18% 82%
GULF IMPORTS -- VALUE ($) -- TOP 10 = 89% Total Gulf FL Share Competitor Share
27 Mineral Fuel, Oil Etc.; Bitumin Subst; Mineral Wax $ 14,885,172,299.00 4% 96%
74 Copper And Articles Thereof $ 2,213,404,319.00 99% 1%
28 Inorg Chem; Prec & Rare-earth Met & Radioact Compd $ 1,128,404,067.00 78% 22%
72 Iron And Steel $ 1,062,396,788.00 9% 91%
61 Apparel Articles And Accessories, Knit Or Crochet $ 980,301,062.00 20% 80%
87 Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts Etc $ 731,725,319.00 19% 81%
62 Apparel Articles And Accessories, Not Knit Etc. $ 689,016,475.00 38% 62%
76 Aluminum And Articles Thereof $ 544,106,168.00 2% 98%
84 Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery Etc.; Parts $ 483,112,331.00 18% 82%
85 Electric Machinery Etc; Sound Equip; Tv Equip; Pts $ 409,103,486.00 65% 35%
In the Atlantic, Florida has a strong share of
vehicles, fuels, and apparel; in the Gulf, Florida is
strongest in copper and chemicals – for imports.
Source: http://usatradeonline.gov/.
3-16 Florida Department of Transportation
December 2010