August Containerized Import Data Update – Zepol.com
September 10, 2010 by 3plwire
Filed under Seafreight
On September 7th, we completed the data for August in our U.S. Customs trade data tool, TradeIQ. With a 7.28% increase in total shipments, August brought back the trend of increasing import shipments witnessed in the previous six months, excluding July. The 20.08% increase over the previous year also indicates that trade to the U.S. continues to gain strength.
Below is a table showing port regions of the world where shipments originated:
| Port Region | Aug 2010 Shipments | Percent Change over July 2010 | Percent Change over Aug 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 667,062 | 8.93% | 22.81% |
| Europe | 129,532 | 4.64% | 11.51% |
| Central America (includes Mexico) | 59,932 | 2.51% | 12.23% |
| South America | 23,589 | 2.24% | 14.48% |
| North America | 10,322 | 0.42% | 20.04% |
| Unknown | 9,530 | 1.77% | 18.81% |
| Australia | 7,086 | -8.81% | 12.37% |
| Africa | 5,142 | 0.12% | 52.81% |
| Total | 912,195 | 7.28% | 20.08% |
To get a clearer picture of the upward trend discussed above, the graph below details total shipments to the U.S. from all port regions over September 2009 – August 2010. Steady growth is seen from March 2010 onward.
The collection methods used by U.S. Customs for AMS data can lead to an overstatement of shipments for some ports, as imports and exports from Prince Rupert and Vancouver are often recorded as imports for the U.S. Moreover, the data includes shipments from empty containers, may overstate totals from transshipments, and may contain other data anomalies as well.
Zepol’s U.S. Customs trade data is derived from Bills of Lading entered into the Automated Manifest System. This information represents the number of House manifests entered by importers of waterborne containerized goods. This indicator is the earliest data available for the previous month’s trade activity.
Kevin Palmstein is the Director of Marketing and Product Development for Zepol Corporation. Zepol is the leading provider of United States trade information. Zepol’s products, TradeIQ™ and TradeView™, provide access to the latest U.S. Import Customs trade data and U.S. Import/Export Census trade statistics respectively. To learn more about Zepol, visit www.zepol.com and read their trade data blog, www.zepol.com/blog.
