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In May 2012, exports of containerized shipments from Asia increased 2.43% to 3,484,100 TEUs, enjoying a year-on-year improvement for four months in a row, or since February, according to a report on global container movement compiled by Container Trades Statistics Ltd. （CTS） of the U.K. On the other hand, imports decreased 4.47% to 1,595,800 TEUs, suffering a year-on-year decline for the third consecutive month.
Those from Europe grew 0.91% to 1,368,900 TEUs, continuing to rise only minutely from the previous month. Imports were much more sluggish, falling 7.36% to 1,760,600 TEUs and incurring a year-on-year decrease for three straight months.
Outbound shipments from North America also went down for three months in a row, waning 7.6% to 1,047,900 TEUs. In contrast, inbound containers continued to pick up for the same number of months, growing 7.43% to 1,500,000 TEUs.
A total of 564,500 TEUs of containers were exported from the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East, which represented a decrease from a year earlier for the third consecutive month. By contrast, imports to the region climbed for four straight months, going up 1.33% to 1,077,500 TEUs.
The Central and South America shipped 424,400 TEUs, falling year on year for two months in a row. On the other hand, incoming rose for five straight months, going up 0.31% to 648,700 TEUs.
Containers from Australia and Oceania soared 10.9% to 213,700 TEUs in total, scoring a double-digit increase for the first time since January. Those to the region were even better, swelling 13.27% to 236,400 TEUs, which enjoyed a double-digit improvement for the first time since March.
Sub-Saharan Africa exported 244,800 TEUs, which sank 7.97%, a year-on-year decline for two months in a row. Imports were favorable, rising 3.58% to 529,300 TEUs and taking a positive turn from April, when they shrank 0.04%.
