(Reuters) .- Imports in the United States fell more than expected in June, due to the concern of retailers for changes in tariff policies, which fears that there are fewer options for buyers, they showed on Friday the data of the National Federation of Retail (NRF).
The data is known after several of the tariffs of US President Donald Trump entered into force this week, with rates between 10% and 50% for countries such as India, Brazil and Switzerland.
From the announcement in April of a base tariff of 10%, Trump has adjusted the values frequently.
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The US ports covered by the NRF report managed 1.96 million containers of 20 feet or their equivalent in June, which represents a year -on -year decrease of 8.4%, but an increase of 0.7% compared to May.
It is a fall greater than the one planned by the NRF a month ago. By June, the NRF had planned a port traffic of 2.06 million teu, 5.9% more than in May, but 3.7% less in an interannual rate.
On the other hand, the volume of import load in the main container ports in the United States is provisionally expected that 2025 ends 5.6% less than the volume of 2024, the NRF prognosis showed on Friday.
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