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In May 2011, the volume of containerized shipments transported eastbound to the U.S. from Japan and 17 other Asian economies amounted to 1.166 million TEUs on a preliminary basis, up 4.2% from a year earlier, according to the Japan Maritime Center （JMC）.
Thanks to favorableness in auto-related products and general electrical machinery, it was the highest monthly throughput since the beginning of the calendar year.
Meanwhile, those moved westbound from the U.S. to Asia increased 6.3% to 559,000 TEUs, exceeding the 550,000-TEU line for the 8th consecutive month.
However, the JMC, which compiled the monthly report from statistical data provided by PIERS of the U.S., added the year-on-year improvements were shrinking on both trades.
On an accumulated scale, Asia exported 5.197 million TEUs to the U.S. during the five months from January to May, going up 4.2%, and imported 2.837 million TEUs, up 10.5%.
Looking at the month in question’s eastbound trade by origin, exports from Japan totaled 52,000 TEUs.
