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Panjiva report: U.S.-bound shipments for February see sequential declines and annual gains
Total February U.S.-bound containerized freight imports—at 2,528,809 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—were down 5.5% compared to January and up 6.9% annually. For U.S.-bound shipments, Panjiva reported that February shipments—at 1,234,197—were off 7.7% compared to January and up 17.7% annually. On a year-to-date basis, shipments—at 2,571,891—are up 15.06% compared to the first two months of 2021 and imports—at 5,206,073—are up 2.66%, for the same period.

Panjiva: November data reflects strong shipment and import growth for year
Total November U.S.-bound containerized freight imports, at 2,854,305 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), were down 4.7% compared to October’s record level, and up 6.3% annually. Additionally, through the first 11 months of 2021, imports are up 19.6% annually.

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U.S.-bound shipments see steep decline in March, reports Panjiva
March shipments—at 829,501—were off 10.1% annually, falling for the seventh consecutive month. And on a year-to-date basis through March, U.S.-bound waterborne shipments—at 2,706,690—are down 6.8% annually.

September shipments slip, reports Panjiva
September shipments, at 1,037,316, were off 1.7% annually, and on a year-to-date basis, shipments through September, at 9,252,633, are up 1.2% compared to the first nine months of 2018.

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