Core retail sales, year-over-year change vs Containerized import volume, year-on-year growth in United States

In July 2026, core retail sales, year-over-year change in United States stood at 4.72%, against -3.9% for containerized import volume, year-on-year growth.

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United States, spaced by time. Both series are in %, so they share one axis; the legend names each line.

Core retail sales, year-over-year change and Containerized import volume, year-on-year growth

Unit: % · 9 observations

2 series · one axis

Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band

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Core retail sales, year-over-year change and Containerized import volume, year-on-year growth: United States
Indicator	Period	Type	Value
Core retail sales, year-over-year change	July 2026	Actual	4.72%
Core retail sales, year-over-year change	June 2026	Actual	10.1%
Containerized import volume, year-on-year growth	December 2026	Forecast	2.5%
Containerized import volume, year-on-year growth	November 2026	Forecast	0.3%
Containerized import volume, year-on-year growth	October 2026	Forecast	2.7%
Containerized import volume, year-on-year growth	September 2026	Forecast	2.8%
Containerized import volume, year-on-year growth	August 2026	Forecast	-4.2%
Containerized import volume, year-on-year growth	July 2026	Actual	-3.9%
Containerized import volume, year-on-year growth	June 2026	Actual	13.2%

Source: NRF · CC BY 4.0 · Core retail sales, year-over-year change · Containerized import volume, year-on-year growth

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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, year-over-year change	Containerized import volume, year-on-year growth
June 2026	10.1% NRF	13.2% NRF
July 2026	4.72% NRF	-3.9% NRF

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