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Containerized exports to the U.S. from 10 major Asian countries and regions swelled 9.2% to 1,789,427 TEUs in September, according to Descartes Datamyne. The U.S. research company has also indicated the trade expanded year on year for the 15th month in a row and set a new record for the month in question. From the beginning of the year, a total of 15,339,086 TEUs were carried on the route in January-September, which surged 27.2% from the corresponding nine months of last year.
By origin, China exported 1,148,060 TEUs in September, up 9.8%, Descartes Datamyne has said, referring to Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) and bill-of-lading (B/L) data provided by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). As for those from other exporters, 155,041 TEUs were moved from South Korea, up 23.8%; 117,686 TEUs from Vietnam, down 7.4%; 85,032 TEUs from Taiwan, up 15.2%; 66,901 TEUs from India, up 39.7%; and 66,834 TEUs from Singapore, down 9.3%. Japan finished in ninth place, exporting 30,376 TEUs, down 10.1%.
