Data released by Panjiva, an online search engine with detailed information on global suppliers and manufacturers, showed an improvement in global trade activity from February to March after a lackluster February.
U.S.-bound waterborne shipments in March—at 1,066,961—was up 20 percent annually and up 8 percent from February to March. This sequential change was well ahead of a 15 percent February to March decline in 2013 and in line with a 14 percent gain for the same period in 2012.
The number of global manufacturers shipping to the U.S in March—154,431—was up 7 percent compared to March 2013 and was flat from February to March. For the same sequential period in 2013, shipments were down 10 percent and in 2012 they were up 6 percent.
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