Iran is readying the ground for resumption of petrochemicals exports as the nuclear deal it’s struck with six world powers, including the US, calls for lifting the sanctions that have throttled the country’s sales abroad and shrunk its economy by 20%. As Platts...
Happy Bastille Day!
More than champagne and perfume ... the leading French imports in the US are turbojets, airplanes and other aircraft. Although, as we've noted before, France is the leading source for US imports of wine and spirits. Here are the top 15 US imports from France: Happy...
Trade Data on Greece: Impact on US Import-Export Limited
The first hiccups in trade with Greece following that country’s rejection of creditors’ demands for more austerity are being felt. The Wall Street Journal reports that Greece’s capital controls on the outward flow of euros are choking commerce as exporters to Greece...
Trade Data on Greece Shows Fate Lies with Top Trade Partner
The Greek people have voted and now, with Sunday’s referendum resulting in a “No” on bailout terms offered by their country’s creditors, what happens next is in the hands of Greece’s top trading partner. Germany is reportedly staying tough on debt relief (as reported...
Bottled up: Chilean Salmon Exports
An eight-day strike by the National Association of Customs Officers in Chile ended yesterday, clearing the way for shipments of Chilean salmon to resume. The strike affected all Chilean exporters, but the exporters of perishables – seafood, fruits and vegetables –...
Tuned-up: Tesla Model S Export Data Tracking
To share a report on Tesla Model S export data, as we did last month, is to engage a community of avid Tesla watchers eager to see more data. Download the New Tesla Model S Exports Free Report (2015 vs. 2014). That’s because Tesla Motors is not only pioneering new...
Tracking Tesla Trade Data
Our new report on US exports of Tesla Model S electric cars provides a month-by-month count of how many vehicles shipped and their destinations January through December 2014. [May 12, 2015: Datamyne has refined its methodology for tracking Tesla exports since this...
Happy World Malbec Day!
April 17, 1853, is remembered as the day Argentina took its first official steps toward establishing a national viticulture based on carefully selecting and cultivating varietals from France and Italy that ultimately produced Argentina’s iconic wine, Malbec. More than...
Whiskey, whiskey: Top US distilled spirits import, export
Whiskies led US distilled spirits import-export trade with the rest of the world in 2014, with bourbon dominating US whiskey exports, and Scotch & Irish whisky (spelled without the ‘e’) the top US import in this product category. The US leads the world in imports...
US Imported Beer Up
It may have been National Beer Day, but many here in the States yesterday hoisted a bottle of brew from Mexico, just south of the border but far and away the top source for US imported beer. Total US beer imports were up 11.7% by value, and 6.9% by volume, in 2014...