Principal commodities shipped -- EMBASSY OF PANAMA IN JAPAN

Fiscal Years 2003 through 2005
(Thousands of Long Tons*)

South				North
Atlantic to Pacific				Pacific to Atlantic
FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005	COMMODITIES	FY 2005	FY 2004	FY 2003
1,638	2,464	285	Canned and Refrigerated Foods	5,393	8,273	7,848
8,224	8,177	8,954	Chemicals and Petroleum Chemicals	4,473	2,077	1,637
1,793	5,922	4,231	Coal and Coke (Excluding Petroleum Coke)	5,204	6,337	4,914
33,857	30,967	24,908	Grains	1,775	2,444	1,802
1,799	1,948	1,687	Lumber and Products	4,255	3,143	3,206
904	1,519	1,467	Machinery and Equipment	3,362	2,741	2,213
5,020	3,405	3,346	Manufactures of Iron and Steel	3,037	2,415	3,323
101	588	115	Minerals, Miscellaneous	5,400	5,947	7,173
9,301	8,822	8,392	Nitrates, Phosphates and Potash	566	923	1,164
4,449	5,800	3,344	Ores and Metals	8,590	8,240	8,475
586	769	868	Other Agricultural Commodities	1,799	3,379	3,700
13,172	17,704	19,749	Petroleum and Petroleum Products	9,089	6,456	7,927
25,774	28,315	26,237	Miscellaneous	35,677	30,379	28,281
106,618	117,131	104,785	Total	89,063	83,196	81,662

* Data given in thousands is subject to rounding differences. Tonnages under 500 long tons are not shown.