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U.S. container imports from 10 major Asian economies amounted to 1.67 million TEUs in March (based on volumes at ports of origin), up 1.3% year on year, according to statistics compiled by Descartes Datamyne from data provided by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). From the previous month, they swelled 7.2%. Overall U.S. container imports added up to 2.36 million TEUs, down 0.3% from a year earlier.
Looking at ex-Asia imports by origin, those from China shrank 6% to 783,111 TEUs but managed to hold the leading share of the pie. Those from Vietnam were up 39.7% to 257,655 TEUs; from South Korea, up 7% to 230,060 TEUs; from Singapore, down 9.8% to 74,573 TEUs; and from India, down 17.8% to 71,640 TEUs. Imports from Japan plunged 14.1% to 36,564 TEUs, coming in ninth place.
In the first quarter (January-March), the U.S. imported 4.94 million TEUs from the 10 Asia countries and regions (based on volumes at ports of origin), up 3.8% year on year. In total, U.S. container imports came to 6.78 million TEUs, down 4.2%.
By origin, imports from China accounted for the largest part in the three months in question as well, but in volume, they plummeted 12.8% to 2.47 million TEUs. Those from Vietnam were up 39.2% to 757,928 TEUs; from South Korea, down 6.1% to 590,004 TEUs; from Singapore, down 11.9% to 210,871 TEUs; and from India, down 10.7% to 208,827 TEUs. Imports from Japan fell 10.1% to 97,674 TEUs, finishing in ninth.
