CONTAINERS

The Port recorded a 14.5% increase in container traffic up to 2.2 million TEU (20-foot container equivalent units), thanks to good performance in all areas of this traffic.

Regarding foreign trade, export container numbers increased by 3.8% to 683,527 TEU, clearly revealing the efforts made the productive sector to internationalise their operations, while full import container numbers rose by 8.7% to a total 518,480 TEU, confirming the recovery in domestic consumption Meanwhile, trade with the Islands increased 10%, with a notable 47% increase in container traffic.

These data also reveal a change in the composition of the foreign trade handled by Barcelona's facilities. In 2008, imports accounted for 54% of foreign trade and exports 46%, while today the figure is the other way around: 56% of containers are export and 44% are import.

By markets, trade with China grew by 23.2%, consolidating the country as the Port of Barcelona's main trading partner, with a containerised cargo market share of more than 31.7%. There was also a positive trend in foreign trade (imports and exports) with Brazil (+17%), Morocco (+10.6%), Mexico (+9.3%), Japan (+8.8% ) and India (+8.6%).

Moreover, similar figures underlay the sharp increase last year in the exchange of car components for the Aragon automotive cluster.

MAKEUP OF FOREIGN CONTAINER TRADE 2016

DEVELOPMENT OF CONTAINERISED GENERAL CARGO TRAFFIC 2007-2016 (Thousands tonnes)

DEVELOPMENT OF CONTAINERISED GENERAL CARGO TRAFFIC 2007-2016 (TEU)

CONTAINERS

The Port recorded a 14.5% increase in container traffic up to 2.2 million TEU (20-foot container equivalent units), thanks to good performance in all areas of this traffic.

Regarding foreign trade, export container numbers increased by 3.8% to 683,527 TEU, clearly revealing the efforts made the productive sector to internationalise their operations, while full import container numbers rose by 8.7% to a total 518,480 TEU, confirming the recovery in domestic consumption Meanwhile, trade with the Islands increased 10%, with a notable 47% increase in container traffic.

These data also reveal a change in the composition of the foreign trade handled by Barcelona's facilities. In 2008, imports accounted for 54% of foreign trade and exports 46%, while today the figure is the other way around: 56% of containers are export and 44% are import.

By markets, trade with China grew by 23.2%, consolidating the country as the Port of Barcelona's main trading partner, with a containerised cargo market share of more than 31.7%. There was also a positive trend in foreign trade (imports and exports) with Brazil (+17%), Morocco (+10.6%), Mexico (+9.3%), Japan (+8.8% ) and India (+8.6%).

Moreover, similar figures underlay the sharp increase last year in the exchange of car components for the Aragon automotive cluster.

MAKEUP OF FOREIGN CONTAINER TRADE 2016

DEVELOPMENT OF CONTAINERISED GENERAL CARGO TRAFFIC 2007-2016 (Thousands tonnes)

DEVELOPMENT OF CONTAINERISED GENERAL CARGO TRAFFIC 2007-2016 (TEU)