“Imports for 2021 are expected to total 26 million twenty-foot equivalent units (a TEU is one 20-ft. container or its equivalent), up 18.3% over 2020 and the highest number since NRF began tracking imports in 2002.”
“The projected total would top last year’s previous record of 22 million, which was up 1.9% despite the pandemic.”
“The growth rate would also be the highest on record, topping 16.7% in 2010 as the economy recovered from the Great Recession.”
(https://chainstoreage.com/retail-imports-show-record-growth-despite-supply-chain-disruption)
(https://nrf.com/media-center/press-releases/2021-retail-imports-show-record-growth-despite-pandemic)
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