Containers of footwear imported through U.S. ports jumped 14 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2013, the largest increase since fourth quarter 2010, according to data from PIERS, a JOC sister company.
United States Trade Data
The Journal of Commerce’s Annual Top 100 U.S. Importers and Exporters rankings are based on data from PIERS, a JOC sister company, and other industry sources.
PIERS also provides the basis for the JOC’s ranking of the Top 30 U.S. trading partners in containerized cargo:
Press Releases
11 Jun 2013
Containers of auto parts imported through U.S. ports in the first quarter of 2013 were up year-over-year for a 14th straight quarter. Although the rate inched up from 8.1 percent in fourth quarter 2012 to 8.3 percent in first quarter 2013, the rate of growth has formed an overall trend of deceleration.
10 Jun 2013
U.S. containerized imports registered their lowest growth rate since the 2008-09 recession ended, increasing just 1.5 percent to 17.1 million 20-foot-equivalent units last year, according to the JOC’s quarterly Container Shipping Outlook.
07 Jun 2013
The volume of U.S. beef exports in April was 86,433 metric tons, down 9 percent year-over-year, and export value was $434.8 million, down 7 percent compared with the value in April 2012...
06 Jun 2013
U.S. steel exports in April were 1.0 million tons, declining 5.3 percent from 1.1 million tons in the previous month and 10.7 percent compared with April 2012, according to government reporting.
06 Jun 2013
California’s merchandise export trade in April totaled $13.07 billion, up from $13.03 billion in exports reported in April 2012, according to an analysis by Beacon Economics of foreign trade data released by the U.S. Commerce Department.
06 Jun 2013
Agricultural exports from the U.S. declined for a second straight month in April 2013 to $10.6 billion.
05 Jun 2013
Containers of furniture imported through U.S. ports increased significantly year-over-year in the first quarter of 2013, rising 7.6 percent or 37,722 20-foot-equivalent units, the sixth consecutive quarterly year-over-year increase. Imports totaled 532,943 TEUs, compared with 495,222 TEUs in the first quarter of 2012.
05 Jun 2013
International sugar production for 2013 to 2014 is forecast at a record 175 million metric tons, with gains in Brazil and Thailand offsetting lower production in India.
04 Jun 2013
For the third straight year, ACX Pacific Northwest has been listed as the No. 1 exporter of alfalfa and grass hay in The Journal of Commerce’s Top 100 U.S. Exporters list.
04 Jun 2013
The Columbus Region in Ohio reported a 138 percent year-over-year increase in the amount of goods admitted to Central Ohio’s Foreign-Trade Zone No. 138 in 2012...
04 Jun 2013
In April, the U.S. goods deficit expanded to $58.6 billion, up $3.2 billion from March, as imports increased more than exports. The total deficit, including trade in services, rose $3.2 billion year-over-year to $40.3 billion.
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