U.S. Import Trends for plastic

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43,240 shipments of plastic in 07/2007
42,887 shipments of plastic in 08/2007
44,439 shipments of plastic in 09/2007
42,729 shipments of plastic in 10/2007
41,076 shipments of plastic in 11/2007
38,248 shipments of plastic in 12/2007
36,450 shipments of plastic in 01/2008
36,580 shipments of plastic in 02/2008
31,538 shipments of plastic in 03/2008
38,147 shipments of plastic in 04/2008
39,626 shipments of plastic in 05/2008
38,825 shipments of plastic in 06/2008
42,106 shipments of plastic in 07/2008
42,301 shipments of plastic in 08/2008
40,893 shipments of plastic in 09/2008
41,381 shipments of plastic in 10/2008
38,602 shipments of plastic in 11/2008
34,667 shipments of plastic in 12/2008
34,290 shipments of plastic in 01/2009
26,348 shipments of plastic in 02/2009
29,383 shipments of plastic in 03/2009
34,545 shipments of plastic in 04/2009
36,217 shipments of plastic in 05/2009
35,353 shipments of plastic in 06/2009
40,595 shipments of plastic in 07/2009
42,734 shipments of plastic in 08/2009
39,744 shipments of plastic in 09/2009
41,046 shipments of plastic in 10/2009
38,440 shipments of plastic in 11/2009
39,536 shipments of plastic in 12/2009
38,469 shipments of plastic in 01/2010
37,826 shipments of plastic in 02/2010
35,732 shipments of plastic in 03/2010
40,175 shipments of plastic in 04/2010
46,194 shipments of plastic in 05/2010
46,550 shipments of plastic in 06/2010
47,857 shipments of plastic in 07/2010
51,953 shipments of plastic in 08/2010
46,829 shipments of plastic in 09/2010
44,609 shipments of plastic in 10/2010
44,542 shipments of plastic in 11/2010
37,684 shipments of plastic in 12/2010
43,733 shipments of plastic in 01/2011
37,223 shipments of plastic in 02/2011
35,002 shipments of plastic in 03/2011
41,135 shipments of plastic in 04/2011
44,985 shipments of plastic in 05/2011
44,189 shipments of plastic in 06/2011
46,954 shipments of plastic in 07/2011
49,664 shipments of plastic in 08/2011
44,239 shipments of plastic in 09/2011
43,808 shipments of plastic in 10/2011
44,904 shipments of plastic in 11/2011
41,066 shipments of plastic in 12/2011
46,158 shipments of plastic in 01/2012
34,513 shipments of plastic in 02/2012
40,125 shipments of plastic in 03/2012
47,194 shipments of plastic in 04/2012
10,806 shipments (* through 10/05/2012) of plastic in 05/2012*

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!