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ECSA merchandise ranking

Aug, 26, 2021 Posted by Ruth Hollard

Week 202134

Exports via containers from the East Coast of South America grew 4% in the first half of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. Imports grew even more, at 28%. See the following tables showing the main products exported and imported in the period, as well as the comparison of each merchandise with the volumes of the first semester of 2020. Data are from DataLiner.

Exports

The Food category leads the ranking of the most exported products on the East Coast of South America in the first half of 2021. Export volumes, however, are practically the same as in the same period in 2020. The positive highlights were cotton (+42% ) and ceramics (+63%). The biggest drop was in the plastics and derivatives category (-28%).

Container exports along the East Coast of South America | Jan to June 2020 / 2021 | TEU

Rank	Commodity	Jan-Jun \| 2020	Jan-Jun \| 2021	% change
1	1	Foods	499,746	501,349	0%
2	2	Wood and coal and derivatives	223,105	271,112	22%
3	3	Paper And Cellulose	143,065	126,364	-12%
4	4	Cotton	58,558	83,300	42%
5	5	Drinks - Infusion	63,168	69,758	10%
6	6	Chemicals	60,437	64,603	7%
7	8	Metals and derivatives	76,877	64,462	-16%
8	9	Plastic and derivatives	81,959	59,317	-28%
9	7	seeds and straw	51,009	47,113	-8%
10	10	Sugar and derivatives	54,309	46,894	-14%
11	12	Reactors and boilers	34,942	41,963	20%
12	11	Textiles, Derivatives and Clothing	29,522	36,411	23%
13	14	Animal food	35,611	33,585	-6%
14	13	Ceramic	18,204	29,692	63%
15	15	Minerals and derivatives	23,724	28,965	22%
16		Total	1,454,236	1,504,888	3%
17		Others	309,758	336,106	9%
18		Grand total	1,763,994	1,840,994	4%

Source: DataLiner (To request a DataLiner demo click here)

Imports

In imports, on the other hand, the leader in the ranking are plastics and derivatives, which grew 36%. The biggest growth in percentages was in the fuel category (+69%) and the only drop was in the import of fertilizers (-10%).

Container imports along the East Coast of South America | Jan to Jun 2020 / 2021 | TEU

Rank	Commodity	Jan-Jun \| 2020	Jan-Jun \| 2021	% change
1	1	Plastic and derivatives	175,070	238,811	36%
2	2	Reactors and boilers	148,464	203,840	37%
3	3	Vehicles and Parts	136,369	186,778	37%
4	4	Chemicals	165,081	179,242	9%
5	5	Electric machines	112,397	152,757	36%
6	6	Metals and derivatives	96,168	133,408	39%
7	7	Textiles, Derivatives and Clothing	83,151	104,946	26%
8	8	rubber and derivatives	52,175	75,876	45%
9	9	Paper And Cellulose	47,177	55,741	18%
10	10	Foods	53,255	54,044	1%
11	11	Fertilizer	34,446	30,997	-10%
12	12	Furniture	22,338	29,263	31%
13	13	Glass and derivatives	19,953	25,552	28%
14	14	Fuels	14,651	24,783	69%
15	15	Drinks	22,535	24,322	8%
16		Total	1,183,230	1,520,360	28%
17		Others	226,314	282,674	25%
18		Grand total	1,409,544	1,803,034	28%

Source: DataLiner (To request a DataLiner demo click here)

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