US figures still in decline
The latest US containerised import statistics reveal a 19.3% drop in the second quarter of 2009 compared with the same period last year, according to PIERS Trade Horizons.
Exports sank 14.1% in the second quarter compared with second-quarter 2008.
While both figures still showed a decline, the figures are a marked improvement on the previous quarter’s drop.
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