GLIN==> Lakes Limestone Trade Up 9.5 Percent in August

Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3,339,540 net tons in August, a decrease of 9.3 percent compared to July, but an increase of 9.5 percent compared to a year ago.  The trade was down 18.4 percent when compared to the month's 5-year average.



Loadings at U.S. ports were up 115,000 tons compared to a year ago.  Shipments from Canadian docks increase by 176,000 tons.



Year-to-date the Lakes limestone trade stands at 17 million net tons, an increase of 27.2 percent compared to a year ago, but a decrease of 15.9 percent compared to the 5-year average for the January-August timeframe.  Loadings at U.S. ports are up 31 percent compared to a year ago.  Shipments from Canadian docks are 14.4 percent ahead of last year's pace.

See attached for tabular report.


Glen G. Nekvasil
Vice President - Corporate Communications
Lake Carriers' Association
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