Week 27: West Coast Ports See 21 Percent More Traffic

Aug 2, 2010 1:55 PM

While certain areas of the economy are still hurting from the effects of the global recession, in week 27, 2010, total traffic for all imports entering U.S. ports was up 17% over the same period in 2009, according to U.S. import market data compiled by Zepol Corp. To date, imports are up 14% over 2009.

Geographically, the greatest increase in activity for week 27 was at the West Coast ports, where import traffic was up 21% compared to the same week in 2009. Traffic at the Gulf Coast ports was up 15%, while traffic at the East Coast ports and all other U.S. ports was up 13%. Biggest gains overall were in chemical imports (up 118% for the week), while biggest drops were in wood/pulp (down 34%).

Waterborne AMS Shipment Count
Number of Shipments Entering U.S. Ports
Week 27

Total Traffic	Week 27			Cumulative Year to Date
	Week Ending June 10, 2010			Week Ending June 10, 2010
	2010	2009	Change	2010	2009	Change
Food and Beverage	13,291	11,544	15%	339,660	288,173	18%
Autos and Parts	6,331	5,084	25%	158,675	130,632	21%
Chemical	1,790	822	118%	46,686	25,562	83%
Plastics and Rubbers	19,917	16,791	19%	466,378	395,006	18%
Wood/Pulp	8,743	13,306	-34%	211,721	337,327	-37%
Textile	21,312	19,324	10%	501,134	458,346	9%
Mineral and Stone	3,784	3,618	5%	97,635	84,417	16%
Steel	6,297	3,878	62%	143,811	120,494	19%
Electronics	6,775	5,635	20%	177,254	141,274	25%
Furniture	12,168	16,069	-24%	309,367	428,084	-28%
All U.S. Imports	190,015	162,023	17%	4,678,941	4,096,061	14%

East Coast Ports	Week 27			Cumulative Year to Date
	Week Ending June 10, 2010			Week Ending June 10, 2010
	2010	2009	Change	2010	2009	Change
Food and Beverage	7,105	6,475	10%	179,839	153,362	17%
Autos and Parts	2,382	1,961	21%	58,089	47,629	22%
Chemical	781	467	67%	18,361	10,751	71%
Plastics and Rubbers	7,104	6,263	13%	162,804	138,202	18%
Wood/Pulp	3,410	4,752	-28%	82,416	108,868	-24%
Textile	8,282	7,908	5%	188,830	174,970	8%
Mineral and Stone	1,731	1,719	1%	45,060	37,258	21%
Steel	2,138	1,390	54%	52,027	43,181	20%
Electronics	1,982	1,354	46%	48,228	35,254	37%
Furniture	4,341	6,189	-30%	104,820	155,701	-33%
All U.S. Imports	74,461	66,048	13%	1,814,406	1,607,282	13%

West Coast Ports	Week 27			Cumulative Year to Date
	Week Ending June 10, 2010			Week Ending June 10, 2010
	2010	2009	Change	2010	2009	Change
Food and Beverage	5,073	4,073	25%	129,334	109,650	18%
Autos and Parts	3,538	2,807	26%	91,591	73,697	24%
Chemical	841	237	255%	23,513	11,239	109%
Plastics and Rubbers	11,944	9,775	22%	281,130	238,565	18%
Wood/Pulp	4,864	7,860	-38%	117,689	209,582	-44%
Textile	12,282	10,665	15%	293,418	265,970	10%
Mineral and Stone	1,584	1,458	9%	42,185	38,801	9%
Steel	2,878	1,922	50%	71,493	57,543	24%
Electronics	4,321	3,824	13%	113,422	93,517	21%
Furniture	7,420	9,334	-21%	195,211	258,919	-25%
All U.S. Imports	103,379	85,309	21%	2,572,887	2,216,723	16%

Gulf Coast Ports	Week 27			Cumulative Year to Date
	Week Ending June 10, 2010			Week Ending June 10, 2010
	2010	2009	Change	2010	2009	Change
Food and Beverage	829	735	13%	20,679	17,150	21%
Autos and Parts	254	179	42%	6,314	4,881	29%
Chemical	137	91	51%	3,785	2,895	31%
Plastics and Rubbers	535	472	13%	14,893	11,105	34%
Wood/Pulp	321	533	-40%	7,197	13,956	-48%
Textile	339	419	-19%	9,448	8,848	7%
Mineral and Stone	398	384	4%	8,607	6,466	33%
Steel	988	444	123%	16,873	17,022	-1%
Electronics	362	384	-6%	13,586	10,468	30%
Furniture	219	284	-23%	5,386	6,472	-17%
All U.S. Imports	8,668	7,549	15%	207,669	186,106	12%

Other Ports	Week 27			Cumulative Year to Date
	Week Ending June 10, 2010			Week Ending June 10, 2010
	2010	2009	Change	2010	2009	Change
Food and Beverage	284	261	9%	9,808	8,011	22%
Autos and Parts	157	137	15%	2,681	4,425	-39%
Chemical	31	27	15%	1,027	677	52%
Plastics and Rubbers	334	281	19%	7,551	7,134	6%
Wood/Pulp	148	161	-8%	4,419	4,921	-10%
Textile	409	332	23%	9,438	8,558	10%
Mineral and Stone	80	57	40%	1,792	1,892	-5%
Steel	293	122	140%	3,418	2,748	24%
Electronics	110	73	51%	2,018	2,035	-1%
Furniture	188	262	-28%	3,950	6,992	-44%
All U.S. Imports	3,507	3,117	13%	83,979	85,950	-2%

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