Container imports into the United States continue to climb.
According to recent industry reports, container market analysts in the US have found that inbound cargo volumes in May increased by about 5.6% year-over-year. This continues the upward trend seen in February (26.5%), March (19.9%), and April (13.4%).
Although the growth rate has slowed down compared to previous months, experts point out that this still reflects the strongest demand increase since the pandemic and highlights the continued strength of inbound volumes.
Specifically, in May, a total of 1.93 million TEUs passed through US container ports, a 1% increase from April and the highest import volume in the past 21 months. However, this is still 15.5% lower than the all-time high recorded in May 2021.
Meanwhile, East Coast ports saw higher import volumes than West Coast ports in May. Statistics show that East Coast import volumes increased by 11.8%, while West Coast volumes remained flat at around 0%.
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