date:Jun 21, 2021
mports last month compared to May 2020. Exports were up 7 percent the Port said. The numbers are the latest affirmation that Asia-U.S. trade continues to grow, despite all the supply chain challenges.
Driven by consumer demand, U.S. imports passing through Oakland have increased 20 percent this year, the Port said. Most of that cargo originated in China or neighboring Asian countries.
Export volume through the first five months of 2021 is down 1 percent at Oakland. It attributed the performanc