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U.S. container imports increased a minute 0.4% from the previous month to 2.2 million TEUs in August, which followed a pattern of growth seen in the peak season in pre-pandemic years, according to statistics compiled by Descartes Datamyne from data provided by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). From August 2022, however, there was a much more significant decline of 13.2%. From August 2019, they swelled 2.5%. In January-August, container imports to the U.S. fluctuated similarly to how they were in 2019.
In August, container throughput slid from the previous month at seven of the top 10 ports of destination. Holding the largest share of the pie, Los Angeles managed to register an improvement of 12.9%, while Long Beach also marked a double-digit rise of 12.1%. In contrast, East Coast and Gulf ports did not do as well, with imports to New York and New Jersey going down 6.3%; to Savannah, down 11.4%; to Houston, down 4.3%; to Norfolk, down 3.7%; and to Charleston, down 5.1%. Oakland incurred a fall of 9.2%, which was followed by Tacoma and Baltimore, which registered falls of 2.5% and 2.1%, respectively.
Looking at ports of origin, imports from China, the leading source, picked up 1.5%. Those from Vietnam rose 4.7%, and in third place, those from India grew 4.8%. On the other hand, containers from South Korea plunged 14.5%. Imports from Thailand shrank 2.1%, but those from Germany were up 0.7% and from Taiwan, up 11.7%. Containers from Italy slid 3% but those from Hong Kong climbed 7.4%. Shipments from Japan decreased 0.5%.
