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The combined volume of containerized shipments moved outbound to the U.S. from 10 major countries and regions in Asia (based on volumes at ports of origin) waned a minute 0.7% year on year to 1,254,333 TEUs in April, according to statistics compiled by American research company Descartes Datamyne. A contributing factor was containers from China, which only decreased less than 10%. In the first four months (January-April), 4,742,233 TEUs were exported from Asia to the U.S., down 6.4%.
By country of origin, the statistics, compiled from Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) and bill-of-lading (B/L) data provided by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), indicated that exports from China fell 8.1% to 673,851 TEUs in April. They incurred a year-on-year contraction for 15 months in a row, but from a month earlier, they swelled 87.1%. Containers from South Korea surged 12.9% to 153,708 TEUs, while those from Vietnam ballooned a much more notable 33% to 96,407 TEUs, enjoying a year-on-year improvement for 17 months running. Those from Taiwan were brisk, too, growing 5% to 88,511 TEUs. In contrast, containers from Hong Kong declined 9.1% to 46,768 TEUs. Those from Japan were also sluggish, falling 6.9% to 41,083 TEUs.
