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May 2009 Monthly Analysis
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TRADE & TRANSPORT
TEU Traffic & Airline Passengers

Traffic of full export containers traveling through the Port of Oakland decreased 4
percent between April 2008 and April 2009 and full imports decreased 17 percent. Empty
container exports increased 22 percent and empty imports decreased 48 percent.

Various air carrier closures and reductions in the number of flights have caused
ridership numbers at OAK and SJC to trend downward since the fall of 2007. Ridership
was up at SFO between April 2008 and April 2009. April numbers for OAK and SJO were not
available. Return to
May 2009 Economic Analysis
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