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Global containerized exports in April grew by 0.67% to 10,887,000 TEUs year-on-year, in what appears to be the first monthly increase based on an annual comparison, since the beginning of this year, according to a report by U.K.'s Container Trades Statistics (CTS).
Total exports from Asia (including intra-Asia) to all overseas markets monitored by CTS went up by 2.3% to 6,126,900 TEUs compared to last month, but were also slightly down by 1% compared to April 2012.
In the opposite direction, there was little change in trading conditions from last month. Containerized imports into Asia (including intra-Asia) from all overseas markets fell by 4.5% to 3,919,100 TEUs compared to March, with shipments originating from the Indian Sub-Continent, Sub-Saharan Africa and North America into Asia showing the biggest contraction, CTS said.
Total exports from North America (including intra-North America) continued their descent dropping by 2.5% to 1,242,000 TEU compared to April 2012, and were also down month-on-month by 6.4%. Total imports into North America (including intra-North America) continued to rise this month this time by 5.7%, up to 1,995,800 TEU compared to April last year, and were also up 4.6% from a month ago, the CTS report said.
