7 charts show falling shipments and weakening confidence — an ominous sign for American shoppers

A truck drives past shipping containers from China at the Port of Los Angeles in February.

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• A lag in ocean shipping means consumers will soon see the effects of Trump's trade war.
• Canceled orders and a slowing economy are sending ominous signs for US shoppers.
• "We're expecting this to continually get worse," one supply chain expert told BI.

Nearly a month has passed since President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on, well, basically everything the US imports from everywhere.