“Retailers are still assessing the holidayseason, but they’re also looking ahead to see what will happen in the New Year,”said the National Retail Federation (NRF).
“Basedon these early numbers, 2014 looks like it should be off to a good start.”
Major US ports handled close to 1.4mteu in November, the latest month for whichafter-the-fact numbers are available.
Thatwas down 4.3% from October as imports for the holiday season wound down but wasup 6.5%
