U.S. Import Trends for material

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185,503 shipments of material in 07/2007
183,353 shipments of material in 08/2007
192,450 shipments of material in 09/2007
183,153 shipments of material in 10/2007
172,652 shipments of material in 11/2007
161,166 shipments of material in 12/2007
163,568 shipments of material in 01/2008
157,833 shipments of material in 02/2008
121,396 shipments of material in 03/2008
152,115 shipments of material in 04/2008
166,148 shipments of material in 05/2008
160,013 shipments of material in 06/2008
168,650 shipments of material in 07/2008
179,064 shipments of material in 08/2008
174,622 shipments of material in 09/2008
165,580 shipments of material in 10/2008
145,643 shipments of material in 11/2008
130,677 shipments of material in 12/2008
138,599 shipments of material in 01/2009
99,952 shipments of material in 02/2009
107,382 shipments of material in 03/2009
122,211 shipments of material in 04/2009
131,448 shipments of material in 05/2009
126,933 shipments of material in 06/2009
143,266 shipments of material in 07/2009
153,318 shipments of material in 08/2009
147,802 shipments of material in 09/2009
153,569 shipments of material in 10/2009
133,593 shipments of material in 11/2009
133,830 shipments of material in 12/2009
136,932 shipments of material in 01/2010
127,248 shipments of material in 02/2010
114,662 shipments of material in 03/2010
130,078 shipments of material in 04/2010
149,600 shipments of material in 05/2010
157,028 shipments of material in 06/2010
160,597 shipments of material in 07/2010
175,718 shipments of material in 08/2010
171,316 shipments of material in 09/2010
163,143 shipments of material in 10/2010
149,195 shipments of material in 11/2010
136,137 shipments of material in 12/2010
152,562 shipments of material in 01/2011
129,171 shipments of material in 02/2011
112,416 shipments of material in 03/2011
136,460 shipments of material in 04/2011
152,285 shipments of material in 05/2011
152,831 shipments of material in 06/2011
160,226 shipments of material in 07/2011
169,094 shipments of material in 08/2011
162,926 shipments of material in 09/2011
149,447 shipments of material in 10/2011
145,174 shipments of material in 11/2011
127,113 shipments of material in 12/2011
150,969 shipments of material in 01/2012
109,390 shipments of material in 02/2012
120,925 shipments of material in 03/2012
143,914 shipments of material in 04/2012
142,200 shipments of material in 05/2012
142,291 shipments of material in 06/2012
153,283 shipments of material in 07/2012
152,964 shipments of material in 08/2012
150,475 shipments of material in 09/2012
139,100 shipments of material in 10/2012
128,738 shipments of material in 11/2012
146,438 shipments of material in 12/2012
152,645 shipments of material in 01/2013
150,288 shipments of material in 02/2013
104,654 shipments of material in 03/2013
143,065 shipments of material in 04/2013
79,232 shipments (* through 17/05/2013) of material in 05/2013*

Panjiva Trends are based on data drawn from bills of lading obtained from The United States Department of Homeland Security. These bills of lading describe waterborne shipments that enter the United States. You can use Panjiva Trends to identify the trajectory of U.S. imports of any product that is named in the commodity description of a bill of lading. For instance, if you type jeans you will see how many bills of lading have included the word "jeans" each month. Keep in mind that different people may use different words to describe the same product. Therefore, you might want to type jeans OR denim pants to get a complete view of the U.S. imports of jeans. Also, keep in mind that Panjiva Trends only capture shipments to the U.S., and only shipments that are coming into the U.S. by boat. This means that Panjiva Trends does not provide a complete view of global trade. In particular, Panjiva Trends will not be representative of high value items that are flown in to the United States. and will not accurately represent items that come in by truck, from Mexico and Canada. Have questions of feedback? Let us know!