Port of Wilmington, N.C.

Port of Wilmington, N.C.’s total trade with the world was $653.81 million in December, a change of -24.03 percent from the same month one year ago. The change in exports was -34.46 percent and the change in imports was -12.30 percent. Port of Wilmington, N.C. ranked No. 79 among U.S. trade partners in December. It had ranked No. 72 for the same month last year.

Port of Wilmington, N.C.’s top three exports by value in December were (1) Bombs, grenades, cartridges, parts, (2) Motor vehicle parts, and (3) Pork meat, fresh, frozen or chilled. Its top three imports, also by value, were (1) Self-propelled heavy construction machinery, (2) Acyclic alcohols, and (3) Heterocyclic chemical compounds. By tonnage, Port of Wilmington, N.C.’s top three exports were (1) Fuel wood in logs, chips, (2) Wood in the rough, stripped or not of sapwood, etc, and (3) Chemical wood pulp, not dissolving grade. Its top three imports, also by tonnage, were (1) Pebbles, gravel, (2) Acyclic alcohols, and (3) Gypsum.