Shipments

The November shipments reading, at 1.004, fell 7.6% annually, in line with October’s 7.8% annual decline, and November expenditures, at 3.163, decreased 1.2% annually and were down 0.2% compared to October.

The October shipments reading, at 0.997, was down 7.8% annually, and the October expenditures reading, at 3.169, decreased 0.2% annually.

The firm reported that September imports, at 2.72 million TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), fell 5.8% annually, down from August’s 2.9 million TEU July’s 3.01 million TEU (which topped the 3 million TEU mark for the first time and came on the heels of a June decline, coupled with importers looking to optimize sourcing following the White House’s reciprocal tariffs related to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act on most U.S. trading partners, which went into effect on August 7).

The September shipments reading, at 1.042, was down 5.4% annually, faring better than August’s 9.3% annual decrease, and increased 2.5% over August. The September shipments reading, at 1.042, was down 5.4% annually, faring better than August’s 9.3% annual decrease, and increased 2.5% over August.

The August shipments reading, at 1.017, fell 9.3% annually and was down 1.5% compared to July. And the August expenditures reading, at 3.135, fell 0.4% annually and were down 2.8%, from July to August.

The July shipments reading, at 1.033, fell 6.9% annually and was down 1.8% compared to June. July expenditures, at 3.225, rose 0.4% annually, following a 2.6% June gain, and were off 1.5% compared to June.

The report’s second quarter shipment index value, at 77.2, increased 2.4% compared to the first quarter, snapping a stretch of 11 consecutive sequential declines, while falling 9.8% annually. As for spending, the second quarter spend index value, at 179.9, was up 1.2% sequentially and down 4.9% annually.

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The May shipments reading, at 1.054, fell 4.0% annually and was down 0.4% compared to April, and May expenditures, at 3.313, increased 0.8% annually and were up 1.4% compared to April.

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The April shipments reading, at 1.058, fell 3.6% annually and was up 0.4% compared to March. April expenditures, at 3.267, were up 3.3% compared to March and rose 1.2% annually.

The report’s first quarter shipment index value, at 75.4, fell 5.8% compared to the fourth quarter 2024, its 11th consecutive sequential decrease, and was off 13.8% annually. First quarter freight spend, at 177.8, fell 2.5% compared to the fourth quarter and was down 8.6% annually.

The February shipments reading, at 1.054, fell 5.5% annually and increased 10.5%, from January to February. February expenditures, at 3.078, decreased 4.6% annually and increased 3.6%, from January to February.

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