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Port freight quarterly statistics: January to March 2022

Provisional quarterly statistics on freight handled by UK major ports for January to March 2022.

From:
Department for Transport
Published
8 June 2022

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Following user feedback, DfT are trialling publishing estimates of cargo group alongside the quarterly Port Freight Statistics, in a proposed third quarterly table PORT0503. This has been published containing current quarter data.

This new data is regarded as Experimental Statistics, awaiting user feedback and further quality assurance to provide timely estimates. You can provide feedback about this change by filling in this form. We continue to welcome any feedback on any aspect of the port freight statistics (see contact details).

When comparing January to March 2022 with January to March 2021 through UK major ports:

  • total freight tonnage increased by 7% to 111.8 million tonnes

  • inward tonnage increased by 10% to 74.1 million tonnes

  • outward tonnage increased by 2% to 37.7 million tonnes

  • total volume of unitised traffic increased by 10% to 4.5 million units

  • inward units increased by 11% to 2.4 million units

  • outward units increased by 8% to 2.1 million units

When comparing the rolling year to March 2022 with March 2021 through UK major ports:

  • total tonnage increased by 7% to 446.6 million tonnes

  • total volume of unitised traffic increased by 9% to 18.8 million units

Detailed final annual statistics for 2021 will be published in summer 2022.

Detailed final annual statistics for 2022 will be published in summer 2023.

Further information about these statistics is available, including:

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Published 8 June 2022

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