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Port freight statistics: July to September 2012

Provisional summary statistics on freight handled by major UK ports between July to September 2012.

From:
Department for Transport
Published
13 December 2012

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Port freight statistics: July to September 2012 report

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Port freight statistics: July to September 2012 tables

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Details

Provisional summary statistics on freight handled by major UK ports, updated quarterly. Provisional annual statistics are updated in June and detailed final annual statistics are published in September.

During July to September 2012:

  • total port traffic tonnage (497 million tonnes) was down 2% on quarter 3 2011 (509 million tonnes)
  • the number of units of all types handled (20.8 million units) was down 3% compared with quarter 3 2011 (21.4 million units)
  • tonnage (124 million tonnes) was down 3% compared with quarter 3 2011 (127 million tonnes)
  • the number of units of all types handled (5.98 million units) was down 4% compared with quarter 3 2011 (6.21 million units)

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