The U.S. and Vietnam this month mark the 15th anniversary of diplomatic ties ... the start of a beautiful trading friendship. Here's a statistical view of one segment of the trade.
Datamyne Top 5 U.S. Imports from Vietnam
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CBP Enforcement Extends to Clean Air
Pep Boys pays $5 million to settle with EPA for illegal import of motor vehicles and generators By Peter Quinter, guest columnist Now that summer is here, air conditioners and generators are on our minds. It is likely the AC unit or generator that was installed in...
Rejected: Ex-Im Bank
Bank’s denial of loan guarantees sinks export deal, draws fire Just last week we noted the U.S. Export-Import Bank’s role in boosting U.S. exports, which have been growing fast enough to achieve the Obama administration’s goal of doubling overseas sales in five years....
U.S. Exports Up 16.9% January-April 2010
Pace of growth would double exports in five years The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. (Ex-Im Bank) is trumpeting government statistics that indicate U.S. exports of goods and services increased by 16.9% in the first four months of 2010. At this pace, the U.S. is on...
Oyster Po’boys Are off the Menu
Prices rise as buyers stockpile Gulf seafood Expecting shortages as the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill continued to spread in the Gulf of Mexico, seafood purveyors rushed to stockpile and helped drive up the prices of shrimp and oysters. Now, as the Independent of...
Reading Tea Leaves
Yerba maté arrives in Hamburg … and a hackers convention in New York Forget coffee or green tea … have a latte made from a South American shrub, a species of holly (Ilex paraguariensis), actually. Yerba maté bars are springing up in Starbucks territory, the Pacific...
Fresh Outlook
U.S. imports will include more fresh veggies and, especially, fruit The U.S. Department of Agriculture current Long-Term Projection foresees U.S. agricultural import values rising to US$106 billion in fiscal year 2019, compared with US$79.3 billion in 2008. Strong...
It’s What’s for Dinner, Since 1909
The USDA’s food consumption data series marks its centennial The U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service recently marked the 100th anniversary of its Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System by updating access to its data and adding some useful new...
The Datamyne Top 5 Sources for U.S. Fresh Fruit
How to: Import–Export
SCORE offers small companies an intro to global markets Companies thinking about importing or exporting can get a good introduction to the basics of doing business across borders from SCORE, the nonprofit "Counselors to America's Small Business" and resource partner...