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Recent studies by the Government Accountability Office address certain claims by detractors of the "Jones Act." The GAO’s report confirmed that previous estimates of the so-called ‘cost’ of the Jones Act are not verifiable and cannot be proven. The GAO report demonstrates that many of the most pointed criticisms of the Jones Act came from individuals or groups that did not offer data to back up their concerns. The report also stated:Freight rates in this market are determined by a number of factors, including the supply of vessels and consumer demand in the market, as well as costs that carriers face to operate, some of which are affected by Jones Act requirements. " According to the data provided by the four major Jones Act carriers, average freight rates from the United States to Puerto Rico declined about 10 percent from 2006 through 2010, while rates from Puerto Rico to the United States declined about 17 percent.

Recent studies by the Government Accountability Office address certain claims by detractors of the "Jones Act." The GAO’s report confirmed that previous estimates of the so-called ‘cost’ of the Jones Act are not verifiable and cannot be proven. The GAO report demonstrates that many of the most pointed criticisms of the Jones Act came from individuals or groups that did not offer data to back up their concerns.