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TABLE IV. 3. 11 

 Estimates of Economic Impact of Various Commodity Types Passing 

 Through the Port of Providence, Rhode Island, 1968 



Type of Cargo 



Volume' 

 (Short Tons) 



Income Production^ 

 Per Ton ($) 



Total 

 Impact ($) 



General 



Tanker (Crude 

 or refined) 



Coal 



509, 353 3 

 8,280,954 



416,391 



18.46 

 4.38 



3.02 



9,402,656 

 36,270,579 



1,257,501 



Total Economic Impact 



46,930,736 



Computed from-- 



]_/ Waterborne Commerce of the United States Calendar Year 1966, 

 Op, Cit., P. 26. 



2/ From Correspondence with Chief, Division of Ports and Systems, 

 Office of Maritime Promotion, Maritime Administration, U. S. 

 Dept. of Commerce, dated September 27, 1968. 



3/ Includes: 156,611 Short Tons of Iron and Steel Scrap 

 183,506 Short Tons of Building Cement 



Table IV. 3. 12 shows the construction of the Port in terms of marine- 

 related employment. This Table emphasizes the importance of the 

 marginal activities. 



The value of port improvement in facilities and navigational aids 

 must also be considered. Where cargo facilities are concerned, past 

 expenditures in the Port of Providence may be considered normal, 

 given the size of the port and the complex of facilities for general 



