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Outbound containers from 18 economies in Asia to the U.S. increased 6.5% from a year earlier to 1,413,159 TEUs in August, enjoying a year-on-year improvement for the sixth consecutive month, according to a report released by the Japan Maritime Center (JMC). The total throughput exceeded the 14-million-TEU line for the first time and reached a record high since the ministry began gathering monthly data in 1995.
In the first eight months (January-August), the JMC report, which had been compiled from statistical data provided by Port Import/Export Reporting Service (PIERS) of the U.S. added that exports from Asia to the U.S. grew 4.3% to 10,043,575 TEUs.
By origin, containers from China climbed 8.3% to an all-time high of 953,264 TEUs in August. Registering a year-on-year improvement for four months in a row, they enjoyed a share of more than 67% of the pie. Those from South Korea went up 3.9% to 64,944 TEUs; from Japan, up 0.6% to 54,140 TEUs and from Taiwan, up 2.4% to 52,675 TEUs. Exports from Hong Kong fell 5.1% to 34,832 TEUs, but combined with those from mainland China, they were still so brisk as to come very close to one million TEUs at 988,097 TEUs in total. As for shipments from Southeast Asia, those from Vietnam surged a notable 18.1% to 75,672 TEUs, but exports from Southern Asia were sluggish, shrinking 2.4% to 68,069 TEUs.
