Week 31: Imports Are Up 18% Over 2009

Aug 26, 2010 12:27 PM

In week 31, 2010, total traffic for all imports entering U.S. ports was up 18% compared to the same week in 2009. For the year to date, overall traffic is up 15% over the same period in 2009.

Continuing a year-long trend, the two industry sectors with the most activity in week 31 are chemical imports (up 97% in week 29 and up 87% for the year) and steel imports (up 39% for the week and up 22% for the year). Wood/pulp imports was the only sector in decline, as it was down 46% for the week and 38% for the year.

Geographically, the greatest increase in activity for week 31 was at the West Coast ports, where import traffic was up 26% compared to the same week in 2009. Traffic at the Gulf Coast ports was up 16%, while traffic at the East Coast ports was up 10%. Traffic at all other U.S. ports, however, was down 19% for the week.

Waterborne AMS Shipment Count
Number of Shipments Entering U.S. Ports
Week 31

Total Traffic	Week 31			Cumulative Year to Date
	Week Ending Aug 7, 2010			Week Ending Aug 7, 2010
	2010	2009	Change	2010	2009	Change
Food and Beverage	12,865	11,670	10%	391,802	333,903	17%
Autos and Parts	6,859	5,328	29%	185,620	151,936	22%
Chemical	1,914	970	97%	54,435	29,162	87%
Plastics and Rubbers	21,091	19,128	10%	551,792	468,892	18%
Wood/Pulp	8,562	15,936	-46%	247,872	396,990	-38%
Textile	23,182	20,513	13%	593,588	538,980	10%
Mineral and Stone	4,193	3,618	16%	114,553	98,489	16%
Steel	5,740	4,134	39%	167,955	137,332	22%
Electronics	7,021	7,005	0%	205,573	166,369	24%
Furniture	13,423	11,954	12%	397,035	351,999	13%
All U.S. Imports	197,161	167,150	18%	5,487,007	4,775,330	15%

East Coast Ports	Week 31			Cumulative Year to Date
	Week Ending Aug 7, 2010			Week Ending Aug 7, 2010
	2010	2009	Change	2010	2009	Change
Food and Beverage	6,437	6,562	-2%	206,654	177,690	16%
Autos and Parts	2,751	1,716	60%	68,337	55,308	24%
Chemical	802	472	70%	21,606	12,581	72%
Plastics and Rubbers	7,422	6,209	20%	191,849	163,125	18%
Wood/Pulp	3,305	4,928	-33%	96,108	128,390	-25%
Textile	8,452	7,589	11%	221,589	205,412	8%
Mineral and Stone	1,874	1,706	10%	52,796	43,767	21%
Steel	2,123	1,590	34%	60,728	49,324	23%
Electronics	1,994	1,308	52%	55,966	40,575	38%
Furniture	4,716	4,349	8%	141,993	128,900	10%
All U.S. Imports	75,749	68,783	10%	2,120,986	1,871,914	13%

West Coast Ports	Week 31			Cumulative Year to Date
	Week Ending Aug 7, 2010			Week Ending Aug 7, 2010
	2010	2009	Change	2010	2009	Change
Food and Beverage	5,392	4,091	32%	150,437	127,220	18%
Autos and Parts	3,641	3,291	11%	106,805	85,788	24%
Chemical	942	352	168%	27,235	12,452	119%
Plastics and Rubbers	12,841	12,074	6%	334,181	284,247	18%
Wood/Pulp	4,920	10,233	-52%	138,545	247,039	-44%
Textile	13,712	12,242	12%	349,879	313,474	12%
Mineral and Stone	1,872	1,543	21%	49,499	44,910	10%
Steel	2,685	2,131	26%	83,115	66,322	25%
Electronics	4,658	4,864	-4%	132,386	110,705	20%
Furniture	8,379	7,226	16%	242,790	211,946	15%
All U.S. Imports	110,201	87,632	26%	3,028,517	2,589,022	17%

Gulf Coast Ports	Week 31			Cumulative Year to Date
	Week Ending Aug 7, 2010			Week Ending Aug 7, 2010
	2010	2009	Change	2010	2009	Change
Food and Beverage	707	644	10%	23,743	19,762	20%
Autos and Parts	328	201	63%	7,358	5,687	29%
Chemical	147	113	30%	4,463	3,338	34%
Plastics and Rubbers	562	555	1%	17,150	13,224	30%
Wood/Pulp	245	581	-58%	8,302	15,909	-48%
Textile	440	376	17%	11,158	10,193	9%
Mineral and Stone	401	291	38%	10,236	7,623	34%
Steel	813	328	148%	19,949	18,552	8%
Electronics	305	752	-59%	14,959	12,719	18%
Furniture	219	212	3%	6,358	5,200	22%
All U.S. Imports	8,269	7,123	16%	241,433	214,366	13%

Other Ports	Week 31			Cumulative Year to Date
	Week Ending Aug 7, 2010			Week Ending Aug 7, 2010
	2010	2009	Change	2010	2009	Change
Food and Beverage	329	373	-12%	10,968	9,231	19%
Autos and Parts	139	120	16%	3,120	5,153	-39%
Chemical	23	33	-30%	1,131	791	43%
Plastics and Rubbers	266	290	-8%	8,612	8,296	4%
Wood/Pulp	92	194	-53%	4,917	5,652	-13%
Textile	578	306	89%	10,962	9,901	11%
Mineral and Stone	46	78	-41%	2,031	2,189	-7%
Steel	119	85	40%	4,163	3,134	33%
Electronics	64	81	-21%	2,262	2,370	-5%
Furniture	109	167	-35%	5,574	5,953	-6%
All U.S. Imports	2,942	3,612	-19%	96,071	100,028	-4%

Week 29: Chemicals and Steel Lead Import Traffic
Total traffic for all imports entering U.S. ports continues to surge in the summer of 2010, according to U.S. import market data compiled by Zepol Corp. Through week 29, 2010, overall traffic is up 15% over the same period in 2009; just two weeks earlier, year-to-date traffic had been up 14%...

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