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America made it through Christmas without too many bare shelves, despite historic port congestion. Goods were brought in early and shoppers shopped early. Holiday sales were up 11% from 2019, pre-COVID. Consumer fears of a holiday shortage appear to have spiked in October, then pulled back as concerns lessened. Google searches for the term “port congestion” were up 376% from the beginning of 2021 in the second week of October....

New year brings new all-time high for shipping’s epic traffic jam America made it through Christmas without too many bare shelves, despite historic port congestion. Goods were brought in early and shoppers shopped early. Holiday sales were up 11% from 2019, pre-C…