Port of Tacoma container volumes continued to see double-digit growth in November, marking a 13 percent improvement year to date to 1,534,476 TEUs.

Demand for auto parts, furniture, toys, tires and sporting goods helped drive full import container volumes up nearly 24 percent year to date through November to 545,242 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units). Meanwhile, agricultural products and such bulk commodities as scrap paper and wood in the rough helped export volumes improve 17 percent to 402,410 TEUs.