Trade data based on bills of lading shows 2023 U.S. imports declined at most of the busiest U.S. ports of entry. After the sharp fall and rise of U.S. imports during and after the pandemic, the flow of 2023 U.S. inbound shipments settled into a pattern that...
Descartes Datamyne Port Report Charts Impact of Disruptions on 2023 U.S. Imports
Trade data based on bills of lading shows 2023 U.S. imports declined at most of the busiest U.S. ports of entry. After the sharp fall and rise of U.S. imports during and after the pandemic, the flow of 2023 U.S. inbound shipments settled into a...
Robust U.S. Container Import Growth Continues in March 2024
In March 2024, global trade data tracked by Datamyne shows that U.S. container imports saw a modest increase of 0.4% from February but surged by 15.7% compared to the same period last year, despite the Chinese Lunar New Year's influence on late March figures. Notably,...
Global Trade Trends: U.S. Imports up 7.9% in January 2024, from December 2023
Global trade data tracked by Descartes indicates that In January 2024, the volume of U.S. imports in the surged by 7.9% compared to December 2023, marking the most substantial month-over-month growth for January in the past seven years. The increase was largely...
Global Shipping Report: December U.S. Container Import Volumes Rise 0.4% from November while Port Transit Times Increase
In December 2023, the volume of container imports in the United States grew 0.4% over November 2023. Despite modest growth, there were noteworthy fluctuations in volume observed at ports along the West, East, and Gulf Coasts. Notably, major ports on the East and Gulf...
U.S. November Import Volumes Down 9% from October while Panama Drought Continues to Impact East and Gulf Coast Ports
In November 2023, U.S. container imports fell 9% from October, particularly affecting East and Gulf Coast ports. This decline aligns with past year-end trends and includes a slightly faster drop in imports from China. The Panama drought is now impacting U.S. container...
Navigating Global Shipping Data: A Snapshot of U.S. Imports in October 2023 Shows a Break from Pre-Pandemic Trend, Rising 4.7%
In October 2023, U.S. imports witnessed a substantial surge, diverging from pre-pandemic trends and reaching levels beyond those of October 2019. The following trade data insights offer an overview of key developments: U.S. Container Import Growth Import...
FREIGHTWAVES – US container imports still rising, topping pre-COVID levels
There has been no shortage of doom and gloom about the “plunge” in U.S. imports this year. And yet, the numbers still don’t show anything to be particularly gloomy about. U.S. imports have been rising month on month since February. They were up sequentially yet again...
Global Trade Trend: Holiday Peak Season Import Volumes Set to Break Records
Global trade trends show that U.S. imports surged in the run-up to the holidays. But after nine months of pandemic shut-downs, following on a year of trade dampening tariffs, the fall’s record volumes are largely making up for the losses in the spring. 2020’s year-end...
Coronavirus Stress Tests Supply Chains and Slows Trade Flow
Companies in diverse sectors, including consumer electronics, automobiles and automotive parts, pharmaceuticals, and apparel are warning they are mere weeks away from running out of production-critical supplies as Chinese factories shut down and cross-border commerce...