According to Zepol's U.S. Customs trade data tool,
TradeIQ™, total inbound shipments increased 0.99% from September to October and increased 1.09% from October of last year.
The news comes with a positive ring after September's 9% drop-off in imports.
Below is a table showing port regions of the world where shipments originated:
| Port Region |
October 2011
Shipments |
Percent Change
over September 2011 |
Percent Change
over October 2010 |
| Asia |
533,876
|
-1.07%
|
-1.10% |
| Europe |
105,398
|
10.02% |
11.63% |
| Other |
32,480
|
9.44%
|
2.91% |
| South America |
26,459
|
-2.03%
|
2.13% |
Central America (includes Mexico)
|
24,566
|
9.41%
|
9.71% |
Middle East
|
9,352
|
-5.04% |
-7.91% |
| Australia, New Zealand and Oceania |
7,281
|
-7.06%
|
-6.92% |
North America
|
5,301
|
3.45%
|
11.60% |
Africa
|
3,847
|
0.52%
|
4.31% |
| Total |
748,560
|
0.99% |
1.09% |
Below is the trend of the last 13 months showing total TEU volume and shipments as seen in Zepol's monthly vessel import press release:
Methodology:
Zepol's 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 vessel goods. This is the earliest indicator for trade data available for the previous month’s import activity. The data excludes shipments from empty containers, excludes shipments labeled as freight remaining on board, and may contain other data anomalies.