Containerized import volume (annual) vs Retail e-commerce sales (quarterly, not seasonally adjusted) in United States

Containerized import volume (annual) (annual) and Retail e-commerce sales (quarterly, not seasonally adjusted) (quarterly) in United States. They are published at different intervals, so each is drawn on its own rather than matched period by period.

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United States. Containerized import volume (annual) is published as annual figures and retail e-commerce sales (quarterly, not seasonally adjusted) as quarterly ones, so they are drawn on separate charts, clipped to 2024–2026, and no period is matched between them. Read each on its own.

Containerized import volume (annual)

Unit: million TEU · 3 observations

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Containerized import volume (annual)Containerized import volume (annual). 3 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 25.4 million TEU to 25.7 million TEU, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 25.7 million TEU (2026). million TEU 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 2024 2025 2026 FORECAST 25.5 25.7
Containerized import volume (annual)Containerized import volume (annual). 3 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 25.4 million TEU to 25.7 million TEU, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 25.7 million TEU (2026). million TEU 0 10 20 30 2024 2025 2026 FORECAST 25.5 25.7
Containerized import volume (annual)Containerized import volume (annual). 3 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 25.4 million TEU to 25.7 million TEU, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 25.7 million TEU (2026). million TEU 0 10 20 30 2024 2025 2026 FORECAST 25.5 25.7
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Containerized import volume (annual)
Period Type Value
2024 Actual 25.5 million TEU
2025 Actual 25.4 million TEU
2026 Forecast 25.7 million TEU
Source: NRF · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Retail e-commerce sales (quarterly, not seasonally adjusted)

Unit: million USD · 10 observations

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Retail e-commerce sales (quarterly, not seasonally adjusted)Retail e-commerce sales (quarterly, not seasonally adjusted). 10 observations from Q1 2024 to Q2 2026, ranging from 261,108 million USD to 365,160 million USD. Latest value 329,500 million USD (Q2 2026). million USD 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 Apr 2024 Jul 2024 Oct 2024 Apr 2025 Jul 2025 Oct 2025 Apr 2026 2024 2025 2026 329,500
Retail e-commerce sales (quarterly, not seasonally adjusted)Retail e-commerce sales (quarterly, not seasonally adjusted). 10 observations from Q1 2024 to Q2 2026, ranging from 261,108 million USD to 365,160 million USD. Latest value 329,500 million USD (Q2 2026). million USD 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 Apr 2024 Jul 2024 Oct 2024 Apr 2025 Jul 2025 Oct 2025 Apr 2026 2024 2025 2026 329,500
Retail e-commerce sales (quarterly, not seasonally adjusted)Retail e-commerce sales (quarterly, not seasonally adjusted). 10 observations from Q1 2024 to Q2 2026, ranging from 261,108 million USD to 365,160 million USD. Latest value 329,500 million USD (Q2 2026). million USD 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 Apr 2024 Jul 2025 2025 2026 329,500
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Retail e-commerce sales (quarterly, not seasonally adjusted)
Period Type Value
Q1 2024 Estimate 261,108 million USD
Q2 2024 Estimate 278,255 million USD
Q3 2024 Estimate 284,795 million USD
Q4 2024 Estimate 345,872 million USD
Q1 2025 Estimate 275,715 million USD
Q2 2025 Estimate 293,140 million USD
Q3 2025 Estimate 299,717 million USD
Q4 2025 Estimate 365,160 million USD
Q1 2026 Estimate 301,242 million USD
Q2 2026 Estimate 329,500 million USD
Source: Census Bureau · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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No period lines up: containerized import volume (annual) is annual and retail e-commerce sales (quarterly, not seasonally adjusted) is quarterly. A month and a year are not the same measurement window, so no row pairs them.

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Containerized import volume (annual)

The total volume of containerized import cargo, measured in twenty-foot equivalent units, handled at major container ports.

3 observations charted in United States · source organisations: NRF

Retail e-commerce sales (quarterly, not seasonally adjusted)

Total quarterly sales of goods and services transacted online, without seasonal adjustment.

10 observations charted in United States (of 107 quarterly records) · source organisations: Census Bureau

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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