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

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

Containerized import volume

Unit: million TEU · 8 observations

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Containerized import volumeContainerized import volume. 8 observations from May 2026 to December 2026, ranging from 2 million TEU to 2.31 million TEU, of which 5 are forecasts. Latest value 2.03 million TEU (December 2026). million TEU 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 May 2026 Jun 2026 Jul 2026 Aug 2026 Sep 2026 Oct 2026 Nov 2026 Dec 2026 FORECAST 2.03
Containerized import volumeContainerized import volume. 8 observations from May 2026 to December 2026, ranging from 2 million TEU to 2.31 million TEU, of which 5 are forecasts. Latest value 2.03 million TEU (December 2026). million TEU 0 1 2 3 May 2026 Jun 2026 Jul 2026 Aug 2026 Sep 2026 Oct 2026 Nov 2026 Dec 2026 FORECAST 2.03
Containerized import volumeContainerized import volume. 8 observations from May 2026 to December 2026, ranging from 2 million TEU to 2.31 million TEU, of which 5 are forecasts. Latest value 2.03 million TEU (December 2026). million TEU 0 1 2 3 Jun 2026 Aug 2026 Oct 2026 FORECAST 2.03
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Containerized import volume
Period Type Value
May 2026 Actual 2.24 million TEU
June 2026 Actual 2.23 million TEU
July 2026 Actual 2.3 million TEU
August 2026 Forecast 2.29 million TEU
September 2026 Forecast 2.31 million TEU
October 2026 Forecast 2.11 million TEU
November 2026 Forecast 2 million TEU
December 2026 Forecast 2.03 million TEU
Source: NRF · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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

Unit: million USD · 2 observations

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Retail e-commerce sales (quarterly, not seasonally adjusted)Retail e-commerce sales (quarterly, not seasonally adjusted). 2 observations from Q1 2026 to Q2 2026, ranging from 301,242 million USD to 329,500 million USD. Latest value 329,500 million USD (Q2 2026). million USD 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 8 Jan 15 Jan 22 Jan 8 Feb 15 Feb 22 Feb 8 Mar 15 Mar 22 Mar 29 Mar 2026 Feb 2026 Mar 2026 301,242 329,500
Retail e-commerce sales (quarterly, not seasonally adjusted)Retail e-commerce sales (quarterly, not seasonally adjusted). 2 observations from Q1 2026 to Q2 2026, ranging from 301,242 million USD to 329,500 million USD. Latest value 329,500 million USD (Q2 2026). million USD 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 8 Jan 15 Jan 22 Jan 8 Feb 15 Feb 8 Mar 15 Mar 22 Mar 29 Mar 2026 Feb 2026 Mar 2026 301,242 329,500
Retail e-commerce sales (quarterly, not seasonally adjusted)Retail e-commerce sales (quarterly, not seasonally adjusted). 2 observations from Q1 2026 to Q2 2026, ranging from 301,242 million USD to 329,500 million USD. Latest value 329,500 million USD (Q2 2026). million USD 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 8 Jan 22 Mar Feb 2026 Mar 2026 301,242 329,500
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Retail e-commerce sales (quarterly, not seasonally adjusted)
Period Type Value
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 is monthly 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

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

8 observations charted in United States (of 9 monthly records) · source organisations: NRF

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

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

2 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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