U.S. Import Trends for sales

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4,096 shipments of sales in 07/2007
4,332 shipments of sales in 08/2007
4,317 shipments of sales in 09/2007
4,583 shipments of sales in 10/2007
3,933 shipments of sales in 11/2007
3,672 shipments of sales in 12/2007
4,000 shipments of sales in 01/2008
3,871 shipments of sales in 02/2008
4,037 shipments of sales in 03/2008
4,144 shipments of sales in 04/2008
4,195 shipments of sales in 05/2008
4,157 shipments of sales in 06/2008
4,280 shipments of sales in 07/2008
4,208 shipments of sales in 08/2008
3,913 shipments of sales in 09/2008
4,093 shipments of sales in 10/2008
3,553 shipments of sales in 11/2008
3,043 shipments of sales in 12/2008
3,031 shipments of sales in 01/2009
2,811 shipments of sales in 02/2009
3,251 shipments of sales in 03/2009
3,247 shipments of sales in 04/2009
3,217 shipments of sales in 05/2009
3,059 shipments of sales in 06/2009
3,423 shipments of sales in 07/2009
3,439 shipments of sales in 08/2009
3,514 shipments of sales in 09/2009
3,779 shipments of sales in 10/2009
3,589 shipments of sales in 11/2009
3,925 shipments of sales in 12/2009
3,886 shipments of sales in 01/2010
3,388 shipments of sales in 02/2010
3,868 shipments of sales in 03/2010
3,757 shipments of sales in 04/2010
3,925 shipments of sales in 05/2010
3,982 shipments of sales in 06/2010
3,962 shipments of sales in 07/2010
4,231 shipments of sales in 08/2010
3,832 shipments of sales in 09/2010
3,934 shipments of sales in 10/2010
3,986 shipments of sales in 11/2010
3,054 shipments of sales in 12/2010
3,556 shipments of sales in 01/2011
2,768 shipments of sales in 02/2011
3,407 shipments of sales in 03/2011
3,257 shipments of sales in 04/2011
3,458 shipments of sales in 05/2011
3,047 shipments of sales in 06/2011
3,413 shipments of sales in 07/2011
3,478 shipments of sales in 08/2011
3,202 shipments of sales in 09/2011
3,160 shipments of sales in 10/2011
3,224 shipments of sales in 11/2011
2,897 shipments of sales in 12/2011
3,238 shipments of sales in 01/2012
2,401 shipments of sales in 02/2012
3,119 shipments of sales in 03/2012
2,865 shipments of sales in 04/2012
2,905 shipments of sales in 05/2012
2,878 shipments of sales in 06/2012
3,158 shipments of sales in 07/2012
3,100 shipments of sales in 08/2012
3,378 shipments of sales in 09/2012
2,761 shipments of sales in 10/2012
3,048 shipments of sales in 11/2012
3,307 shipments of sales in 12/2012
3,424 shipments of sales in 01/2013
3,158 shipments of sales in 02/2013
2,935 shipments of sales in 03/2013
3,574 shipments of sales in 04/2013
1,194 shipments (* through 10/05/2013) of sales 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!