Coming off of a record-setting July, United States-bound containerized freight imports saw annual gains, albeit at a reduced pace, according to data recently issued by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Through the first eight months of 2025, total imports, at 22,116,114 TEU, were up 4.4% annually and up 16.5% compared to August 2019. S&P Global Market Intelligence observed that the sequential volume decline further reinforced the pull forward trend anticipated earlier in the year, which it added is further shown with the 1.9% annual gain. “It is going to be really interesting to see how the Peak Season develops, because August felt like a turning point but it is hard to say which way things are turning yet,” he said. I would expect there to be some kind of increase for the holiday peak.