U.S. Import Trends for plastic

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42,733 shipments of plastic in 07/2007
42,276 shipments of plastic in 08/2007
43,763 shipments of plastic in 09/2007
42,119 shipments of plastic in 10/2007
40,527 shipments of plastic in 11/2007
37,721 shipments of plastic in 12/2007
36,002 shipments of plastic in 01/2008
35,979 shipments of plastic in 02/2008
29,624 shipments of plastic in 03/2008
37,693 shipments of plastic in 04/2008
39,127 shipments of plastic in 05/2008
38,238 shipments of plastic in 06/2008
41,507 shipments of plastic in 07/2008
41,680 shipments of plastic in 08/2008
40,293 shipments of plastic in 09/2008
40,855 shipments of plastic in 10/2008
38,152 shipments of plastic in 11/2008
34,290 shipments of plastic in 12/2008
33,886 shipments of plastic in 01/2009
26,025 shipments of plastic in 02/2009
29,015 shipments of plastic in 03/2009
34,104 shipments of plastic in 04/2009
35,867 shipments of plastic in 05/2009
34,957 shipments of plastic in 06/2009
40,028 shipments of plastic in 07/2009
42,220 shipments of plastic in 08/2009
39,387 shipments of plastic in 09/2009
40,644 shipments of plastic in 10/2009
38,090 shipments of plastic in 11/2009
39,181 shipments of plastic in 12/2009
38,154 shipments of plastic in 01/2010
37,426 shipments of plastic in 02/2010
35,409 shipments of plastic in 03/2010
39,799 shipments of plastic in 04/2010
45,702 shipments of plastic in 05/2010
46,050 shipments of plastic in 06/2010
47,396 shipments of plastic in 07/2010
51,427 shipments of plastic in 08/2010
46,436 shipments of plastic in 09/2010
44,147 shipments of plastic in 10/2010
44,262 shipments of plastic in 11/2010
40,367 shipments of plastic in 12/2010
43,414 shipments of plastic in 01/2011
36,952 shipments of plastic in 02/2011
34,913 shipments of plastic in 03/2011
41,975 shipments of plastic in 04/2011
46,136 shipments of plastic in 05/2011
43,935 shipments of plastic in 06/2011
46,625 shipments of plastic in 07/2011
49,194 shipments of plastic in 08/2011
43,893 shipments of plastic in 09/2011
43,470 shipments of plastic in 10/2011
44,585 shipments of plastic in 11/2011
40,685 shipments of plastic in 12/2011
45,775 shipments of plastic in 01/2012
34,173 shipments of plastic in 02/2012
39,771 shipments of plastic in 03/2012
47,389 shipments of plastic in 04/2012
47,008 shipments of plastic in 05/2012
46,206 shipments of plastic in 06/2012
50,137 shipments of plastic in 07/2012
48,763 shipments of plastic in 08/2012
45,458 shipments of plastic in 09/2012
40,985 shipments of plastic in 10/2012
38,312 shipments of plastic in 11/2012
44,990 shipments of plastic in 12/2012
43,169 shipments of plastic in 01/2013
42,952 shipments of plastic in 02/2013
32,178 shipments of plastic in 03/2013
42,897 shipments of plastic in 04/2013
24,234 shipments (* through 17/05/2013) of plastic 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!