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Port freight statistics: April to June 2012

Statistics on freight handled by major UK ports.

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Port freight statistics: April to June 2012 report

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Port freight statistics: April to June 2012 tables

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Details

Provisional annual statistics are updated in June and detailed final annual statistics are published in September.

April to June 2012 compared with year ending April to June 2011:

  • total port traffic (tonnage) was down 1%
  • the number of units of all types handled was down 2%

Latest quarter compared with same quarter of previous year:

  • tonnage was down 3% compared with April to June 2011
  • the number of units of all types handled was down 3% compared with April to June 2011

Technical information

Information on port freight statistics, including the pre-release access list, and related technical documentation are available.

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Published 13 September 2012

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