Eighth increase in last nine months; for the year, a slight gain over 2014 Oakland, Calif. - The Port of Oakland reported today that November containerized import volume jumped 8.7 percent from a year ago. It was the eighth increase at the Port in the past nine months. The Port said that import volume for the first 11 months of 2015 is up 0.4 percent from last year. It termed the performance significant in light of a nearly 40 percent volume decline last winter. “We’re finishing the year much stronger than we started,” said Maritime Director John Driscoll. “Our goal now is to keep the momentum up heading into 2016.” The Port said healthy consumer demand may have been behind November’s import increase. Containerized trade volume typically slows at year end as retailers complete holiday inventory buildups. The Port said export volume declined 1.5 percent last month. Weaker demand in China for U.S. goods contributed to the decrease. Total container volume – imports, exports and empty containers – declined 0.3 percent in November.
MONTH FULL EMPTY GRAND TOTAL
IMPORT EXPORT IMPORT EXPORT
Jan. 44171 57581 18603 17700 138055
Feb. 37236 53632 14031 17079 121978
Mar. 84023 73263 18819 33302 209407
Apr. 74843 73374 15958 36925 201100
May 78902 79890 18252 36210 213254
June 75780 77680 17751 32412 203623
July 79713 74913 14006 36889 205521
Aug. 82492 77657 15103 41659 216911
Sept. 73420 69424 14514 40126 197485
Oct. 70697 74293 16319 30975 192284
Nov. 73296 77060 17637 24591 192584
Dec.
YTD 774573 788767 180993 347868 2092201