Trimtabist

The US Trade Ledger — every US container gateway, every partner country, every month. Census-recorded, AIS-verified.

State of the month — May 2026

The latest complete month of US containerised imports, auto-generated from the ledger the day Census lands. The eight gateways received 14,660 kt (+9% year-on-year) worth $68.6B (+1%). Value is falling faster than weight — the pattern ruled in the vanished $100 billion. Subscribe: Atom feed — new months and new rulings, nothing else.

Origins — fastest rising

Austria +67% · 90 kt
Philippines +49% · 141 kt
Cambodia +47% · 225 kt
Turkey +38% · 372 kt
Spain +33% · 309 kt

Origins — falling hardest

United Arab Emirates -81% · 16 kt
Chile -35% · 104 kt
Brazil -31% · 313 kt
Australia -19% · 63 kt
Peru -15% · 57 kt

Commodities — fastest rising

Articles of base metal +75% · 249 kt
Glass & glassware +30% · 332 kt
Home textiles & linens +23% · 266 kt

Commodities — falling hardest

Wood & wood articles -15% · 432 kt
Ceramic products -6% · 249 kt

Year-on-year, same month. Origins over 50 kt and chapters over 100 kt a year ago; smaller bases produce fireworks, not information. Full record: by country · by commodity · by port · ruled studies: the atlas.