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Home » Retail Container Imports Expected to Increase 1.6 Percent in July

Retail Container Imports Expected to Increase 1.6 Percent in July

July 18, 2012
National Retail Federation

"Whether consumers are going to have the confidence to spend during the next few months depends on what happens with employment, but retailers are being cautiously optimistic," said Jonathan Gold, NRF vice president for supply chain and customs policy. "Sales can fluctuate from month to month, but these import numbers show that retailers are still expecting this year to be better than last year."

U.S. ports followed by Global Port Tracker handled 1.34 million twenty-foot equivalent units in May, the latest month for which after-the-fact numbers are available. That was up 4.1 percent from April and 2.3 percent from May 2011. One TEU is one 20-foot cargo container or its equivalent.

June remained at an estimated 1.34 million TEUs, the same as May but up 4.7 percent from June 2011. July is forecast at 1.38 million TEUs, up 1.6 percent from last year; August at 1.44 million TEUs, up 6.2 percent; September at 1.45 million TEUs, up 6.8 percent; October at 1.47 million TEUs, up 12.6 percent over lower-than-usual numbers last year; and November at 1.3 million TEUs, up 2 percent.

The first half of 2012 totaled an estimated 7.5 million TEUs, up 2.6 percent from the same period last year. The total for 2011 was 15.1 million TEUs, up 0.6 percent from 2010. NRF projects 2012 retail sales will grow 3.4 percent to $2.53tr.

Numbers in this month's report reflect the addition of Miami to the list of ports covered.
"Economists and commentators are talking the economy down," Hackett Associates founder Ben Hackett said. "Despite the mixed signals, we remain optimistic that consumers will remain in the market."

Global Port Tracker, which is produced for NRF by the consulting firm Hackett Associates, covers the U.S. ports of Long Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle and Tacoma on the West Coast; New York/New Jersey, Hampton Roads, Charleston, Savannah and Miami on the East Coast; and Houston on the Gulf Coast.

Source: Hackett Associates

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