Core retail sales, month-over-month change vs Containerized import volume in United States

In July 2026, core retail sales, month-over-month change in United States was 0.3%; containerized import volume was 2.3 million TEU.

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United States, monthly figures, spaced by time in 2026 . Different units, drawn on separate scales and clipped to the years both series publish; earlier history stays on each indicator’s own page. Read the values, not the heights.

Core retail sales, month-over-month change

Unit: % · 2 observations

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Core retail sales, month-over-month changeCore retail sales, month-over-month change. 2 observations from June 2026 to July 2026, ranging from 0.3% to 0.36%. Latest value 0.3% (July 2026). % 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 May 2026 Jun 2026 Jul 2026 Aug 2026 Sep 2026 Oct 2026 Nov 2026 Dec 2026 0.4% 0.3%
Core retail sales, month-over-month changeCore retail sales, month-over-month change. 2 observations from June 2026 to July 2026, ranging from 0.3% to 0.36%. Latest value 0.3% (July 2026). % 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 May 2026 Jun 2026 Jul 2026 Aug 2026 Sep 2026 Oct 2026 Nov 2026 Dec 2026 0.4% 0.3%
Core retail sales, month-over-month changeCore retail sales, month-over-month change. 2 observations from June 2026 to July 2026, ranging from 0.3% to 0.36%. Latest value 0.3% (July 2026). % 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 Jun 2026 Aug 2026 Oct 2026 0.4% 0.3%
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Core retail sales, month-over-month change
Period Type Value
June 2026 Actual 0.36%
July 2026 Actual 0.3%
Source: NRF · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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

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2 periods are published for both series in United States as monthly figures on the same basis. Comparing anything else would mean comparing different periods.

Period Core retail sales, month-over-month change Containerized import volume
June 2026 0.36% NRF 2.23 million TEU NRF
July 2026 0.3% NRF 2.3 million TEU NRF

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Core retail sales, month-over-month change

Seasonally adjusted percentage change from the prior month in core retail sales excluding autos, gasoline, and food services.

2 observations charted in United States · source organisations: NRF

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

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

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