Trade in the U.S. Gulf Region: Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Beyond

Publication Date: November 2005

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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This report examines trade entering and leaving the United States through the Gulf of Mexico and its 16 major ports -- a region extending from southern Florida to southern Texas. It is designed as a tool for planning or reaction -- as a resource to help quickly identify some of the potential trade effects of any natural or manmade disaster that might strike the U.S. Gulf coast. Included are five graphs, a map, and a table summarizing specific trade data for the 16 ports. Finally, this report looks at potential trade implications of any such disasters, and identifies some policy issues. It will not be updated.1