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U.S. Imports for September Surprisingly High

September increased by 2 percent in 20-foot-container volume from last month and 7 percent from September of last year

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Zepol Corporation, a leading trade intelligence company, found that U.S. imports for September 2013 were surprisingly high. September increased by 2% in TEU (20-foot-container) volume from last month and 7% from September of last year. Total TEUs for September were more than 1.64 million, which beat August as the second highest month for imports in 2013. “This is an unusually large import volume for September,” said Zepol’s CEO Paul Rasmussen, “U.S. companies may have ...

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