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Retail Import Surge Expected Through Summer

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(PRESS RELEASE) WASHINGTON – The unprecedented surge of imports at retail container ports that began last summer is expected to continue at least through the end of this summer as retailers work to meet increased consumer demand, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

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2021 Retail Imports to Show Record Growth Despite Pandemic

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There are still ships to be unloaded and containers to be delivered, but everyone in the supply chain has worked overtime this year to try to overcome these challenges. percent over 2020 and the highest number since NRF began tracking imports in 2002. December is forecast at 2.2 January 2022 is forecast at 2.24