American retailers expect the country's imports to fall by nearly 13% this year 

US retailers forecast that US container imports will fall by nearly 13% this year, although the previous US container imports increased slightly during the peak shipping season.

Retailers will import about two million containers (measured in 20ft equivalent units) a month in August, September and October due to optimism about the holiday shopping season, the American Retail Federation's Global Port Tracker report said.

The small increase in imports is not enough to reverse this year's trade downturn, and the total import volume is expected to drop to 22.3 million containers for the whole year. The port tracking report predicts that container imports will reach 1.91 million in January 2024, up 5.4% year-on-year. 

美国零售商预计今年该国进口量将下降近13%

       美国零售商预测，今年美国集装箱进口量将下降近13%，尽管此前美国集装箱进口量在航运旺季小幅度增长。 

       美国零售联合会的全球港口追踪报告显称，由于对假日购物季持乐观态度，零售商将在8月、9月和10月每月进口约200万个集装箱（以20英尺当量单位衡量）。 

       进口的小幅增长不足以扭转今年的贸易低迷，预估全年进口总量将降至2230万箱。港口跟踪报告预计，2024年1月集装箱进口将达到191万个，同比增长5.4%。