“we have seen large volume percentage increases mostly in the northeast region of the u.s. with a significant amount of volume entering the u.s. inbound from china,” said dhl ecommerce solutions americas ceo lee spratt. “we have seen holiday peak-level types of volume increases in the last few weeks as china opened once again, but we are also seeing our customers’ volumes as representative of various consumer buying trends as a result of the general public’s interest in staying healthy and taking on new roles as remote employees and students.”

　　“we believe many of these e-commerce categories will continue strong into the second and third quarter as social distancing practices and precautions continue and we expect more online retailers to expand their existing online product portfolios to include personal protective equipment,” said spratt.

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