By Lisa Baertlein

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -U.S. imports of containerized goods rose 1.6% year-over-year in August, even as volume from China and other key suppliers tumbled amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s trade policy, supply chain technology provider Descartes said on Tuesday.

U.S. seaports handled 2.5 million 20-foot equivalent units of cargo last month, down from a near-record 2.6 million TEUs in July.

As of August, imports were tracking 3.3% ahead of last year.

Imports from China, the world’s second-largest economy and a vital U.S. trading partner, accounted for 869,523 of all TEUs in August, or about 35% of total volume. China volume was down 10.8% from a year earlier, driven by declines in aluminum products, apparel and footwear, Descartes data showed.

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