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Double-digit growth in imports at the US's largest retail container ports is slipping to single digits as pandemic-related supply chain disruptions around the world continue, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates.

U.S. ports covered by Global Port Tracker handled 2.19 million TEUs in July, the latest month for which final numbers are available. That was up 2 percent from June and up 14.2 percent from a year earlier.

Ports have not reported August numbers yet, but Global Port Tracker projected the month at 2.27 million TEUs, which would be up 7.8 percent year-over-year.

August is the beginning of the ''peak season'' when retailers stock up on holiday merchandise each year, and many retailers were trying to move up shipments this year to ensure that sufficient inventory will be available during the holidays.

September is forecast at 2.21 million TEUs, which would be up 5.1 percent year-over-year; October at 2.19 million TEUs, down 1.3 percent for the first year-over-year decline since July 2020; November at 2.13 million TEUs, up 1.4 percent, and December at 2.07 million TEUs, down 1.8 percent. January 2022 is forecast at 2.15 million TEUs, up 4.5 percent from January 2021.

The first half of 2021 totaled 12.8 million TEUs, up 35.6 percent from the same period last year. For the full year, 2021 is on track to total 25.9 million TEUs, up 17.6 percent over 2020 and a new annual record topping last year’s 22 million TEUs. Cargo imports during 2020 were up 1.9 percent over 2019 despite the pandemic.


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