Containerized Exports Jumped 9.6 Percent
in February
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor | Apr 17, 2012 4:35PM GMT The
Journal of Commerce Online - News Story
Shipments of paper, paperboard, pet foods and
animal feed lead gains in U.S. exports
U.S. containerized exports in February rose 9.6 percent from a
year earlier, driven by strong gains in paper and paperboard,
building materials and refrigerated goods, PIERS data show.
February’s total of 1,014,176 20-foot equivalent units
represented a 4 percent increase from January volume.
Shipments of paper and paperboard, the largest containerized
export commodity, increased 18 percent to 154,271 TEUs. These
shipments include wastepaper that is recycled into packing
material for shipments back to the U.S. and Europe.
Pet food and animal feed, the second-ranking commodity,
increased 12 percent to 48,227 TEUs.
Poultry exports rose 62 percent to 22,267 TEUs. Frozen fish
shipments jumped 157 percent to 10,524 TEUs. Exports of building
materials nearly tripled to 13,788 TEUs. Metal scrap was up 28
percent to 13,139 TEUs.
Exports of raw cotton and fabrics declined 15 percent to 37,692
TEUs. Logs and lumber were down 7 percent to 27,425 TEUs.
Synthetic resins fell 21 percent to 16,488 TEUs.
Northeast Asia, the top destination for U.S. containerized
exports, showed 12 percent growth to 459,713 TEUs, or 45.3
percent of total export volume. Shipments to North Europe
increased 19 percent to 135,384 TEUs.
Strong gains also were posted in exports to the Caribbean, up 49
percent to 55,813 TEUs, and the west coast of South America,
where exports increased 16 percent to 35,621 TEUs, boosted by
increased shipments of paper and paperboard, PVC resins and auto
parts.
Exports to the Mediterranean fell 18 percent to 40,841 TEUs.
Shipments to Southeast Asia fell 9 percent to 73,973 TEUs.
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