US Imports of Containerized Goods Retreat to Pre-Pandemic Level

US Imports of Containerized Goods Retreat to Pre-Pandemic Level
Stacked containers and cranes are shown at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, Calif., on Nov. 22, 2021. Mike Blake/Reuters
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LOS ANGELES—U.S. imports of goods in ocean shipping containers in December fell to levels approaching those last seen before the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report said on Tuesday.

Demand for kitchen appliances, furniture, big-screen TVs, apparel, and other retail goods softened late last year as record inflation bit into disposable income and consumers shifted spending back to travel and other previously restricted activities.