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

Total Value

District Code & Description      August 2008     Year-to-Date

                                        190,303.0     1,446,863.8

01 Portland ME                              965.1         7,751.8
02 St Albans VT                             735.4         7,090.7
04 Boston MA                              1,288.7        12,497.5
05 Providence RI                            496.9         3,365.9
07 Ogdensburg NY                          3,069.6        22,126.8
09 Buffalo NY                             3,941.8        30,672.9
10 New York City NY                      20,126.2       160,558.0
11 Philadelphia PA                        6,691.4        50,323.8
13 Baltimore MD                           2,499.0        20,656.5
14 Norfolk VA                             3,235.5        23,315.6
15 Wilmington NC                            446.7         3,830.3
16 Charleston SC                          3,497.9        28,466.3
17 Savannah GA                            5,138.5        41,743.4
18 Tampa FL                               1,724.4        14,176.5
19 Mobile AL                              2,559.2        15,048.2
20 New Orleans LA                        14,143.1        96,967.7
21 Port Arthur TX                         3,142.6        24,921.4
23 Laredo TX                              8,190.7        64,199.2
24 El Paso TX                             2,521.4        20,622.3
25 San Diego CA                           3,101.5        24,744.6
26 Nogales AZ                             1,080.4         9,881.1
27 Los Angeles CA                        29,085.4       215,389.6
28 San Francisco CA                       6,354.5        50,382.9
29 Columbia-Snake                         1,159.0        10,195.5
30 Seattle WA                             7,502.7        58,183.6
31 Anchorage AK                           2,909.3        21,787.9
32 Honolulu HI                              832.7         5,402.6
33 Great Falls MT                         2,711.7        21,447.6
34 Pembina ND                             1,493.9        11,971.7
35 Minneapolis MN                         1,196.5         7,940.4
36 Duluth MN                                831.8         5,980.7
37 Milwaukee WI                              73.5           407.6
38 Detroit MI                             9,549.0        79,024.3
39 Chicago IL                             8,706.7        64,559.8
41 Cleveland OH                           2,089.9        16,641.6
45 St Louis MO                               14.7           306.7
49 San Juan PR                            1,630.1        13,541.7
51 Virgin Islands                         1,740.5        12,678.7
52 Miami FL                               2,873.8        23,696.1
53 Houston TX                            14,679.4       104,319.4
54 Washington DC                          1,820.1         7,691.7
55 Dallas/Fort Worth TX                   2,348.3        17,062.0
60 Vessels own power                          (-)             0.4
70 Shipments Individually                 2,103.8        15,291.1
                                                                           

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Vessel Data
                                 August 2008                     Year-to-Date
District Code & Description      Value           Ship. Weight    Value           Ship. Weight

                                        109,217.7        76,500.1       796,227.0       600,876.8

01 Portland ME                              339.0           518.0         2,737.2         4,775.8
02 St Albans VT                               (-)             (-)             (-)             (-)
04 Boston MA                                872.5         1,416.7         8,439.4        13,197.7
05 Providence RI                            496.7           534.1         3,364.4         3,160.7
07 Ogdensburg NY                             47.5             4.8           170.0            42.5
09 Buffalo NY                                44.3           104.8           155.8           468.8
10 New York City NY                      13,057.4         5,494.9        95,516.6        44,520.9
11 Philadelphia PA                        5,426.4         5,554.9        39,420.4        44,726.1
13 Baltimore MD                           2,488.1         1,457.1        20,523.4        11,225.1
14 Norfolk VA                             3,234.4         1,183.9        23,304.4         9,191.1
15 Wilmington NC                            367.0           333.7         2,526.4         2,827.4
16 Charleston SC                          3,470.5           993.2        28,207.1         7,570.1
17 Savannah GA                            3,640.9         1,680.5        27,647.7        12,176.2
18 Tampa FL                               1,632.7         1,721.9        13,370.1        15,020.7
19 Mobile AL                              2,463.7         4,051.8        14,147.4        25,860.3
20 New Orleans LA                        11,040.1        12,966.9        70,742.4       101,256.9
21 Port Arthur TX                         3,142.6         3,999.0        24,921.3        34,773.5
23 Laredo TX                                141.7           188.3           672.3         1,009.9
24 El Paso TX                                 (-)             (-)             (-)             (-)
25 San Diego CA                             462.3           106.8         4,911.9           899.6
26 Nogales AZ                                 (-)             (-)             (-)             (-)
27 Los Angeles CA                        25,893.2         7,237.5       188,674.6        55,404.7
28 San Francisco CA                       4,283.0         2,946.9        31,681.5        22,997.2
29 Columbia-Snake                         1,077.6           537.7         9,499.1         4,695.1
30 Seattle WA                             5,458.4         1,497.8        42,181.8        13,399.9
31 Anchorage AK                              75.3           103.4           534.4           651.1
32 Honolulu HI                              654.9           748.2         4,025.5         5,317.6
33 Great Falls MT                             (-)             (-)             (-)             (-)
34 Pembina ND                                 0.2             0.1             2.5             0.2
35 Minneapolis MN                            66.5            24.8           243.5           221.5
36 Duluth MN                                 95.5            14.6           237.4            45.5
37 Milwaukee WI                              50.4           275.9           250.2         1,085.8
38 Detroit MI                               137.3           408.4           742.6         2,735.0
39 Chicago IL                                65.6           263.3           736.2         1,925.8
41 Cleveland OH                             182.9           873.4           953.5         4,562.0
45 St Louis MO                                4.7             0.1            17.7             0.9
49 San Juan PR                              962.3         1,116.4         7,439.7         8,935.8
51 Virgin Islands                         1,736.0         1,725.5        12,619.4        14,550.8
52 Miami FL                               1,874.1           737.1        15,136.6         7,477.3
53 Houston TX                            14,232.4        15,678.1       100,471.0       124,167.2
54 Washington DC                              (-)             (-)             1.8             0.1
55 Dallas/Fort Worth TX                       (-)             (-)             (-)             (-)
60 Vessels own power                          (-)             (-)             (-)             (-)
70 Shipments Individually                     (-)             (-)             (-)             (-)
                                                                           

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Air Data
                                 August 2008                     Year-to-Date
District Code & Description      Value           Ship. Weight    Value           Ship. Weight

                                         34,093.4           294.5       284,286.9         2,671.2

01 Portland ME                               37.0             0.2           296.7             1.2
02 St Albans VT                              14.5             (-)           190.0             0.3
04 Boston MA                                410.5             3.3         3,849.5            33.6
05 Providence RI                              (-)             (-)             1.1             (-)
07 Ogdensburg NY                              0.6             (-)             4.3             (-)
09 Buffalo NY                                 3.4             0.1            27.3             0.2
10 New York City NY                       6,947.0            55.4        63,351.6           496.5
11 Philadelphia PA                        1,099.0             5.7        10,151.0            52.3
13 Baltimore MD                               7.6             0.1            77.1             1.1
14 Norfolk VA                                 0.1             (-)             3.1             0.1
15 Wilmington NC                             74.4             0.9         1,185.4             8.4
16 Charleston SC                              5.3             (-)            42.2             0.3
17 Savannah GA                            1,490.9            14.6        13,991.7           137.7
18 Tampa FL                                  38.9             0.7           446.2             7.1
19 Mobile AL                                 92.3             0.8           884.2             8.1
20 New Orleans LA                         2,521.9            15.2        22,174.9           143.7
21 Port Arthur TX                             (-)             (-)             (-)             (-)
23 Laredo TX                                  9.3             0.1            38.2             1.1
24 El Paso TX                                 2.0             0.1             9.9             0.4
25 San Diego CA                               0.5             (-)             2.9             0.1
26 Nogales AZ                                17.1             0.4           161.1             2.9
27 Los Angeles CA                         2,965.5            35.4        25,475.0           309.2
28 San Francisco CA                       2,065.0            12.9        18,628.2           120.8
29 Columbia-Snake                            53.7             0.4           464.3             4.1
30 Seattle WA                               381.5             3.3         3,326.1            28.8
31 Anchorage AK                           2,690.3            19.2        20,874.7           164.6
32 Honolulu HI                              172.4             2.4         1,342.0            18.6
33 Great Falls MT                           152.7             0.5           530.2             4.6
34 Pembina ND                                 0.2             (-)            11.4             0.1
35 Minneapolis MN                            87.5             1.2           857.1             8.8
36 Duluth MN                                  (-)             (-)             (-)             (-)
37 Milwaukee WI                               0.2             (-)             5.5             0.1
38 Detroit MI                               162.1             3.0         1,479.6            26.7
39 Chicago IL                             5,318.1            44.0        41,783.4           388.8
41 Cleveland OH                           1,506.4            10.8        12,486.8           118.3
45 St Louis MO                                0.4             (-)            25.8             0.4
49 San Juan PR                              666.9             0.5         6,093.9             4.5
51 Virgin Islands                             1.6             (-)            15.8             0.1
52 Miami FL                                 843.2            37.3         7,121.2           359.5
53 Houston TX                               436.1             5.2         3,699.8            52.2
54 Washington DC                          1,817.5             6.7         7,679.8            55.3
55 Dallas/Fort Worth TX                   1,999.9            14.2        15,498.1           110.6
60 Vessels own power                          (-)             (-)             (-)             (-)
70 Shipments Individually                     (-)             (-)             (-)             (-)
                                                                           
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.
                                                                           
SOURCE: Report FT920, Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, August
2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman
(301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
