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Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to be up 8% in April compared with the same month a year ago, and solid increases are expected to continue through the summer as the U.S. economy improves, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation (NRF) and consulting firm Hackett Associates.

"Retail sales are starting to improve and retailers are importing merchandise in the quantities they need to meet that demand," says Jonathan Gold, NRF's vice president for supply chain and Customs policy. "We expect these numbers to continue to climb as merchants and their customers move away from the recession and back toward normal shopping habits."

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Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to be up 10% in May with double-digit increases expected into this fall as the U.S. economy improves, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation and consulting firm Hackett Associates.

"Consumers are feeling better about the economy and retailers are building up their inventories to meet that demand," says Jonathan Gold, NRF's vice president for supply chain and Customs policy. "It's easy to show an increase after last year's downturn, but these numbers show us that retailers are confident their sales are going to go up this summer and give us an early hint of optimism about the fall as well."

More than a third of Australian workers could help cut traffic congestion by working from home but choose not to do so, according to a survey conducted by the University of Sydney Business School’s Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS).

The latest Transport Opinion Survey (TOPS) also found that a majority of these people have flexible working hours and could be persuaded to change their travel arrangements.

“This evidence sends a very strong message about the opportunities that exist to encourage a switch to off peak travel,” said the director of the ITLS, Professor David Hensher. “It also reinforces previous evidence that there is a sufficient number of commuters who would switch from the peak to the off peak travel if a peak period distance-based charge is introduced.”

International scheduled air traffic statistics for June showed continued strong demand growth as the industry recovers from the impact of the global financial crisis, reports the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Compared to June 2009, international passenger demand was up 11.9% while international scheduled freight traffic showed a 26.5% improvement.

Capacity increased only slightly above demand improvements during the month, keeping load factors in line with historical highs at 79.8% for passenger traffic and 53.8% for freight.