By Abhinav Parmar and Lisa Baertlein

(Reuters) -U.S. imports of containerized goods fell 7.5% year-over-year in October, as shipments from China plunged 16.3% amid importer caution over President Donald Trump’s evolving tariff policies, supply chain technology provider Descartes said on Monday.

U.S. seaports handled a total of 2.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) last month, down 0.1% from September and below the 2.4 million to 2.6 million TEU range that typically signals peak trade activity, marking only the second October in the past decade to record a month-over-month decline.

As holiday merchandise reaches store shelves and inventories remain well stocked, the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates expect U.S. imports to slow in November and December, likely dr

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