                                            Exhibit 6a: U.S. General Imports
                             U.S. Customs District of Unlading and Method of Transportation

Total Value

District Code & Description      Aug. 2005       Jan - Aug. 2005

                                       145,926.22    1,075,464.37

01 Portland ME                             853.71        6,595.95
02 St Albans VT                            925.64        8,205.52
04 Boston MA                             1,298.85        9,810.94
05 Providence RI                           435.09        2,512.12
07 Ogdensburg NY                         2,299.19       17,892.42
09 Buffalo NY                            3,589.93       26,694.09
10 New York City NY                     16,947.42      126,396.02
11 Philadelphia PA                       4,036.43       28,152.20
13 Baltimore MD                          2,039.50       18,117.92
14 Norfolk VA                            2,603.42       18,457.79
15 Wilmington NC                           470.02        3,052.94
16 Charleston SC                         3,313.19       24,769.64
17 Savannah GA                           4,081.11       29,490.37
18 Tampa FL                              1,357.85        9,840.74
19 Mobile AL                             1,191.92        8,559.05
20 New Orleans LA                        6,921.71       55,913.21
21 Port Arthur TX                        2,373.06       15,388.09
23 Laredo TX                             6,859.28       50,536.78
24 El Paso TX                            2,360.37       17,829.20
25 San Diego CA                          2,467.09       17,832.06
26 Nogales AZ                              777.60        7,354.42
27 Los Angeles CA                       23,817.43      172,981.35
28 San Francisco CA                      5,775.34       42,108.10
29 Columbia-Snake                          942.51        8,050.06
30 Seattle WA                            7,433.82       51,938.77
31 Anchorage AK                          2,254.31       16,545.33
32 Honolulu HI                             578.10        3,907.83
33 Great Falls MT                        1,935.19       13,918.31
34 Pembina ND                            1,067.86        8,192.67
35 Minneapolis MN                          184.73        1,868.38
36 Duluth MN                               931.30        6,789.62
37 Milwaukee WI                             60.22          392.83
38 Detroit MI                           10,477.89       76,817.44
39 Chicago IL                            4,908.62       38,101.09
41 Cleveland OH                          1,389.31       10,022.49
45 St Louis MO                              59.15          901.39
49 San Juan PR                           1,005.23        7,909.81
51 Virgin Islands                          561.82        5,528.68
52 Miami FL                              2,797.68       21,467.30
53 Houston TX                            8,795.82       56,963.44
54 Washington DC                           462.71        3,562.49
55 Dallas/Fort Worth TX                  1,836.92       12,407.62
60 Vessels own power                         0.04            6.37
70 Shipments Individually                1,447.84       11,681.53
                                                            
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Vessel Data
                                 Aug. 2005                       Jan - Aug. 2005
District Code & Description      Value           Ship. Weight    Value           Ship. Weight

                                        76,977.89       84,003.47      552,355.08      660,966.04

01 Portland ME                             318.57          976.15        2,053.57        6,801.31
02 St Albans VT                               (-)             (-)             (-)             (-)
04 Boston MA                               794.55        1,909.29        5,840.98       15,737.39
05 Providence RI                           435.09          607.68        2,510.51        4,086.05
07 Ogdensburg NY                             1.09           24.63           10.15           79.69
09 Buffalo NY                               54.36          130.98          155.61          600.41
10 New York City NY                      9,483.04        6,424.08       67,847.61       46,662.95
11 Philadelphia PA                       3,192.18        6,681.20       22,337.35       51,144.80
13 Baltimore MD                          2,023.57        1,508.93       17,958.54       14,992.02
14 Norfolk VA                            2,601.31        1,157.26       18,429.94        8,480.46
15 Wilmington NC                           259.90          440.32        1,725.21        3,290.92
16 Charleston SC                         3,298.01        1,109.34       24,644.55        9,537.66
17 Savannah GA                           2,455.18        1,756.30       17,582.89       12,229.27
18 Tampa FL                              1,301.45        2,297.72        9,245.09       17,934.79
19 Mobile AL                             1,062.37        3,031.06        7,662.77       26,076.26
20 New Orleans LA                        4,348.46       11,480.07       36,427.86      115,001.24
21 Port Arthur TX                        2,372.95        6,209.57       15,387.87       46,218.02
23 Laredo TX                                31.71          139.02          154.58          502.16
24 El Paso TX                                 (-)             (-)             (-)             (-)
25 San Diego CA                            487.80          237.03        3,312.08        1,478.53
26 Nogales AZ                                 (-)             (-)             (-)             (-)
27 Los Angeles CA                       20,774.09        7,258.00      149,182.79       54,012.94
28 San Francisco CA                      3,052.79        2,950.74       20,824.03       19,432.65
29 Columbia-Snake                          826.12          625.17        7,182.52        4,428.59
30 Seattle WA                            5,616.30        2,164.72       39,233.78       14,284.18
31 Anchorage AK                             69.02          148.57          321.06          780.43
32 Honolulu HI                             321.36          739.36        2,025.89        5,177.77
33 Great Falls MT                             (-)             (-)             (-)             (-)
34 Pembina ND                                0.05            0.01            0.66            0.26
35 Minneapolis MN                             (-)             (-)             (-)             (-)
36 Duluth MN                                 4.45           45.85           69.46          263.13
37 Milwaukee WI                             25.40          181.25          141.55        1,032.11
38 Detroit MI                               75.10          511.73          541.77        3,838.70
39 Chicago IL                               93.55          234.36          663.71        1,885.08
41 Cleveland OH                             84.16        1,070.50          501.73        5,001.54
45 St Louis MO                               0.45            0.11            0.91            0.31
49 San Juan PR                             622.94        1,041.15        4,928.35        9,018.29
51 Virgin Islands                          551.82        1,306.44        5,401.95       15,989.35
52 Miami FL                              1,844.68        1,271.86       13,618.72       10,226.25
53 Houston TX                            8,494.00       18,333.01       54,426.48      134,740.13
54 Washington DC                             0.02            0.01            2.56            0.40
55 Dallas/Fort Worth TX                       (-)             (-)             (-)             (-)
60 Vessels own power                          (-)             (-)             (-)             (-)
70 Shipments Individually                     (-)             (-)             (-)             (-)
                                                            
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Air Data
                                 Aug. 2005                       Jan - Aug. 2005
District Code & Description      Value           Ship. Weight    Value           Ship. Weight

                                        30,367.02          330.34      231,552.60        2,583.83

01 Portland ME                                (-)             (-)          133.81            0.68
02 St Albans VT                              1.29            0.05           28.46            0.46
04 Boston MA                               499.43            3.88        3,881.57           32.88
05 Providence RI                              (-)             (-)            1.00             (-)
07 Ogdensburg NY                             0.16             (-)            3.16            0.09
09 Buffalo NY                                8.27            0.08           82.36            0.70
10 New York City NY                      7,315.98           70.87       57,126.53          536.62
11 Philadelphia PA                         831.39            5.97        5,705.94           45.88
13 Baltimore MD                             13.44            0.19           91.39            2.26
14 Norfolk VA                                1.24            0.03           15.25            0.13
15 Wilmington NC                           209.03            1.43        1,311.75           10.50
16 Charleston SC                             0.34            0.01            4.81            0.21
17 Savannah GA                           1,617.33           17.40       11,863.19          134.21
18 Tampa FL                                 53.93            1.09          449.92            8.20
19 Mobile AL                               129.33            1.48          893.62           12.91
20 New Orleans LA                        2,253.58           13.56       16,867.23          108.23
21 Port Arthur TX                             (-)             (-)             (-)             (-)
23 Laredo TX                                 1.82            0.14           27.61            1.03
24 El Paso TX                               11.30            0.25           77.81            1.74
25 San Diego CA                              0.70            0.01            4.28            0.11
26 Nogales AZ                               65.20            0.43          568.15            3.86
27 Los Angeles CA                        3,012.44           46.29       23,384.13          342.75
28 San Francisco CA                      2,705.79           14.82       21,148.98          119.25
29 Columbia-Snake                           95.29            0.77          702.71            5.96
30 Seattle WA                              376.21            2.93        2,655.10           23.06
31 Anchorage AK                          2,157.92           17.97       16,102.06          133.82
32 Honolulu HI                             256.20            4.12        1,873.68           27.89
33 Great Falls MT                           26.44            0.48          331.73            4.79
34 Pembina ND                                5.39            0.03            7.29            0.10
35 Minneapolis MN                          116.20            1.35          987.13            9.53
36 Duluth MN                                 0.03             (-)            4.15            0.03
37 Milwaukee WI                              1.10            0.03            5.61            0.15
38 Detroit MI                              176.19            3.78        1,322.39           25.92
39 Chicago IL                            3,706.21           46.92       28,748.89          369.30
41 Cleveland OH                          1,047.86           11.13        7,678.53           80.45
45 St Louis MO                              19.96            0.23          143.15            1.29
49 San Juan PR                             380.85            0.89        2,960.31            7.16
51 Virgin Islands                            4.08            0.01           36.43            0.23
52 Miami FL                                771.91           39.19        6,295.82          359.75
53 Houston TX                              297.40            4.51        2,485.28           35.31
54 Washington DC                           461.80            5.40        3,555.15           41.26
55 Dallas/Fort Worth TX                  1,733.99           12.62       11,986.24           95.13
60 Vessels own power                          (-)             (-)             (-)             (-)
70 Shipments Individually                     (-)             (-)             (-)             (-)
                                                            
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Note:  These data are presented on a customs value basis in millions of dollars,
shipping weight in millions of KG.  For information on data sources, nonsampling
errors and definitions, see the Information on the Collection and Publication of
Trade Statistics on page 35 of the FT900 release or at
www.census.gov/foreign-trade/ft920.
                                                            
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SOURCE: Report FT920, Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, August
2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware
(301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
